Banana bunchy top virus a century on and still a major problem. Where to from here?
Event Details
- Date:
- Tuesday, 11 August 2015 - Tuesday, 11 August 2015
- Time:
- 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
- Room:
- Large Seminar Room, Level 3
- UQ Location:
- Queensland Bioscience Precinct (St Lucia)
- URL:
- http://www.qaafi.uq.edu.au/banana-bunchy-top-virus-a-century-on-and-still-a-major-problem-where-to-from-here-207533
- Event category(s):
Event Contact
- Name:
- Mr Phil Savory
- Phone:
- 60553
- Email:
- p.savory@uq.edu.au
- Org. Unit:
- Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
Event Description
- Full Description:
- Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) causes the most serious disease of banana worldwide, and can have a devastating effect on crops. It was first recognised from Fiji as early as 1879, and in many other countries including Australia in the early 1900s. Cutting edge research was undertaken in Australia in the 1920s, leading to one of the worlds most successful plant virus disease control programs, but the virus itself was not isolated until 1990. Knowledge on the molecular characteristics of the virus and its relationship with its aphid vector have progressed rapidly in recent years, but the virus still causes serious field disease in many countries and no natural sources of resistance have yet been identified. QAAFI research on BBTV ranges from molecular studies on virus diversity and detection, through to epidemiology, and field control, both in Australia and overseas.
Directions to UQ
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- Directions:
- St Lucia Campus | Gatton campus.
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