Diagnostics of Banana Blood Disease.

Blood disease in bananas caused by subsp. is a bacterial wilt disease that causes major yield losses of banana in Indonesia and peninsular Malaysia. The disease has significantly increased its geographic distribution in the past decade.

Geographic Expansion of Banana Blood Disease in Southeast Asia.

Blood disease in bananas caused by subsp. is a bacterial wilt causing significant crop losses in Indonesia and Malaysia. Disease symptoms include wilting of the plant and red-brown vascular staining, internal rot, and discoloration of green banana fruit.