Phytosanitary interventions for safe global germplasm exchange and the prevention of transboundary pest spread: the role of CGIAR germplasm health units

PL Kumar, M Cuervo, JF Kreuze, G Muller, G Kulkarni… - Plants, 2021 - mdpi.com
The inherent ability of seeds (orthodox, intermediate, and recalcitrant seeds and vegetative
propagules) to serve as carriers of pests and pathogens (hereafter referred to as pests) and …

Safeguarding and using global banana diversity: a holistic approach

I Van den Houwe, R Chase, J Sardos, M Ruas… - CABI Agriculture and …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The CGIAR genebank International Musa Germplasm Transit Centre (ITC) currently
holds 1617 banana accessions from 38 countries as an in vitro collection, backed-up by a …

The impact of high throughput sequencing on plant health diagnostics

IP Adams, A Fox, N Boonham, S Massart… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
High throughput sequencing informed diagnostics is revolutionising plant pathology. The
application of this technology is most advanced in plant virology, where it is already …

Validation of High-Throughput Sequencing as Virus Indexing Test for Musa Germplasm: Performance Criteria Evaluation and Contamination Monitoring Using an …

W Rong, J Rollin, M Hanafi, N Roux… - PhytoFrontiers …, 2023 - Am Phytopath Society
High-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies have brought tremendous improvements in
the ability to detect plant viruses and have great potential for application in virus routine …

Viruses of Yams (Dioscorea spp.): Current Gaps in Knowledge and Future Research Directions to Improve Disease Management

MB Diouf, R Festus, G Silva, S Guyader, M Umber… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Viruses are a major constraint for yam production worldwide. They hamper the conservation,
movement, and exchange of yam germplasm and are a threat to food security in tropical and …

Diseases caused by viruses.

DR Jones - Handbook of diseases of banana, abacá and …, 2019 - cabidigitallibrary.org
This chapter describes viral diseases of banana (Musa and Ensete), providing information
on their economic impact, distribution, history, symptoms, causal agent, disease cycle and …

Detection of Banana Mild Mosaic Virus in Musa In Vitro Plants: High-Throughput Sequencing Presents Higher Diagnostic Sensitivity Than (IC)-RT-PCR and Identifies …

M Hanafi, W Rong, L Tamisier, C Berhal, N Roux… - Plants, 2022 - mdpi.com
The banana mild mosaic virus (BanMMV)(Betaflexiviridae, Quinvirinae, unassigned species)
is a filamentous virus that infects Musa spp. and has a very wide geographical distribution …

Molecular characterization of Cordyline virus 1 isolates infecting yam (Dioscorea spp)

MB Diouf, O Gaspard, A Marais, D Filloux… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Cordyline virus 1 (CoV1) is a velarivirus that has so far only been reported in
ornamental Ti plants (Cordyline fruticosa). Using high-throughput sequencing, we identified …

Identification of divergent isolates of banana mild mosaic virus and development of a new diagnostic primer to improve detection

M Hanafi, R Tahzima, S Ben Kaab, L Tamisier, N Roux… - Pathogens, 2020 - mdpi.com
Banana mild mosaic virus (BanMMV)(Betaflexiviridae, Quinvirinae, unassigned species) is a
filamentous virus belonging to the Betaflexiviridae family. It infects Musa spp. with a very …

Cont-ID: detection of sample cross-contamination in viral metagenomic data

J Rollin, W Rong, S Massart - BMC biology, 2023 - Springer
Background High-throughput sequencing (HTS) technologies completed by the
bioinformatic analysis of the generated data are becoming an important detection technique …