Banana plants showing typical mosaic and yellow stripes on leaves as symptoms were collected from Assiut Governorate in Egypt. The causal agent was identified as Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) on the basis of symptoms, transmission, serology, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Coat protein (CP) gene was amplified using gene specific primer, followed by cloning ... Read more

Banana is considered the most important fruit in Egypt. Many clones are grown for the export market, but many indigenous cultivars are produced and consumed locally. Bananas are affected by five viruses (Diekmann and Putter 1996) these are Banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) genus Nanavirus, Banana streak virus (BSV) genus Badnavirus, Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) genus Cucumovirus, Banana bract mosaic ... Read more