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Abaca bunchy top virus (ABTV) is a pathogenic plant virus of the family Nanoviridae.ABTV has been isolated from both abacá (Musa textilis) and banana (Musa sp.). [1] ABTV has many similarities to banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) but is both genetically and serologically distinct in that it lacks two open reading frames found in BBTV's genome.
Viral diseases; Disease Viruses Bract mosaic Banana bract mosaic virus. Abaca bract mosaic virus. Bunchy top Banana bunchy top virus. Abaca bunchy top virus. Mosaic Cucumber mosaic virus. Abaca mosaic virus. Streak Banana streak virus: Banana mild mosaic Banana mild mosaic virus: Banana virus X Banana virus X
Bunchy top most commonly refers to: Banana bunchy top virus and its concomitant disease. It is also the short name of several other plant diseases including: Papaya Bunchy Top Disease; Abaca bunchy top virus; Potato spindle tuber viroid which produces Tomato bunchy top; Citrus exocortis which produces Indian bunchy top in tomato
The banana bunchy top disease has had a huge impact on the banana industry in Hawaii and Australia and among other areas of the world. The disease was first seen on the Hawaiian island of Oahu in 1989 and by 2002, only 13 years later, it was a major disease on four of the Hawaiian islands (Hawaii, Oahu, Kauai and Maui). [ 10 ]
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The abaca industry declined sharply in the mid-20th century when abaca plantations were decimated by World War II and plant diseases, as well as the invention of nylon in the 1930s. Today, abaca is mostly used in a variety of specialized paper products including tea bags , filter paper and banknotes .
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