Banana moko, a silent threat in Ecuador

게시됨 2022년 2월 13일

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Moko, a bacterial wilt disease, is posing a significant threat to banana and plantain crops in Ecuador, with infections reported in 12 provinces. This disease, first detected in 1978, attacks the plant, causing leaf death and stem discoloration, thereby reducing fruit production. Despite over 21,000 inspections in 2021 by Agrocalidad, the agency responsible for phytosanitary regulation, the disease continues to spread, affecting Manabí, El Oro, and Los Ríos provinces. The government is considering various strategies, including breeding trichodermas fungi to combat the disease, and providing training to farmers on disease control. However, banana producers and exporters call for more comprehensive measures, including a detailed policy and increased budget, as the disease can lead to significant production losses and potential market restrictions.

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When talking about threats in the banana industry, concern is focused on the imminent and fearsome arrival of the deadly fusarium, but little is said about moko, an equally devastating disease, which has been silently taking root in fruit crops . Infectious foci have already been reported in plantations in 12 provinces. Phytopathologists qualify moko or bacterial wilt as one of the phytosanitary problems with great economic impact on banana and plantain crops in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. In Ecuador it was detected for the first time in 1978 in the Amazon (Napo), but today, says Víctor Hugo Quimí, a banana expert, it is present in areas of Esmeraldas, Manabí, Los Ríos, Cotopaxi, El Oro, Santo Domingo and Sucumbíos. . Quimí, who has been working with organic products for some time to mitigate the problem, explains that this bacterium, unlike other diseases, attacks the plant in different ways, causing the death of its leaves and discoloration inside its stem, thus ...

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