List of banana and plantain diseases

This article is a list of diseases of bananas and plantains (Musa spp.).

Bacterial diseases

Bacterial diseasesBacterial wiltPseudomonas solanacearum (race 1)Blood diseaseRalstonia syzigii subsp. celebensisBugtokRalstonia solanacearum (race 2)Finger tip rot (gumming)Burkholderia cenocepacia (syn. Pseudomonas cenocepacia) Pseudomonas spp.MokoRalstonia solanacearum (race 2)Rhizome rotErwinia carotovora (syn. Pectobacterium carotovorum) Erwinia chrysanthemi (syn. Dickeya dadantii)Javanese vascular wiltPseudomonas spp.Xanthomonas wilt (BXW), Banana bacterial wilt, enset wiltXanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum

Fungal diseases

Fungal diseasesAnthracnoseColletotrichum musaeArmillaria corn rotArmillaria mellea Armillaria tabescensBlack crossPhyllachora musicolaBlack leaf streak (BLS) or Black SigatokaMycosphaerella fijiensis Paracercospora fijiensis syn. Pseudocercospora fijiensis Black root rotRosellinia bunodesBrown blotchPestalotiopsis leprogenaBrown spotCercospora hayiCeratocystis fruit rotCeratocystis paradoxa Chalara paradoxa Cigar-endVerticillium theobromae Trachysphaera fructigenaCladosporium speckleCladosporium musaeCorm dry rotJunghuhnia vinctaCordana leaf spotCordana johnstonii Cordana musaeCrown rotFusarium pallidoroseum Colletotrichum musae Verticillium theobromae Fusarium spp. Acremonium spp.Cylindrocladium root rotCylindrocladium spp.Damping-offDeightoniella torulosaDeightoniella fruit speckle, leaf spot and tip rotDeightoniella torulosaDiamond spotCercospora hayi Fusarium spp.Dwarf Cavendish tip rotNattrassia mangiferae Hendersonula toruloideaEyespotDrechslera giganteaFruit freckle (freckle)Guignardia musae Phyllosticta musarum Fruit rotBotryosphaeria ribisFungal root-rotFusarium solani Nectria haematococca Fusarium oxysporum Rhizoctonia spp.Fungal scaldColletotrichum musaeLeaf rustUredo musae Uromyces musaeLeaf speckleAcrodontium simplexLeaf spotCurvularia eragrostidisLeaf spotDrechslera musae-sapientumLeaf spotLeptosphaeria musarumLeaf spotPestalotiopsis disseminataMain stalk rotCeratocystis paradoxaMalayan leaf spotHaplobasidion musaeMarasmiellus rotMarasmiellus inoderma Marasmius semiustusPanama disease (Fusarium wilt)Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Races 1, 2 and 4 - inc.Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Subtropical Race 4Peduncle rotLasiodiplodia theobromae Fusarium pallidoroseum Fusarium oxysporum Verticillium theobromaePestalotiopsis leaf spotPestalotiopsis palmarumPhaeoseptoria leaf spotPhaeoseptoria musaePittingPyricularia griseaPseudostem heart rotFusarium moniliforme Gibberella fujikuroi Root & rhizome rotCylindrocarpon musaeSclerotinia fruit rotSclerotinia sclerotiorumSeptoria leaf spotMycosphaerella eumusae Septoria eumusae A new species even more aggressive than Black Sigatoka and spreading in Asia and the Indian Ocean.Sheath rotNectria foliicola Mycosphaerella musicola Pseudocercospora musae Sooty moldLimacinula tenuisSpeckleMycosphaerella musaeSquirter (black end disease)Nigrospora sphaericaStem-end rotColletotrichum musaeTrachysphaera finger rotTrachysphaera fructigenaTropical speckleRamichloridium musae Veronaea musae Periconiella musaeVerticillium tip rotVerticillium theobromaeYellow SigatokaMycosphaerella musicola

Viral diseases Viral diseasesDisease VirusesBract mosaicBanana bract mosaic virus Abaca bract mosaic virusBunchy topBanana bunchy top virus Abaca bunchy top virusMosaicCucumber mosaic virus Abaca mosaic virusStreakBanana streak virusBanana mild mosaicBanana mild mosaic virusBanana virus XBanana virus X

Nematodes, parasitic

Nematodes, parasiticNematode root rot (burrowing nematode)Radopholus similisRoot-knotMeloidogyne arenaria Meloidogyne incognita Meloidogyne javanicaRoot-lesionPratylenchus coffeae Pratylenchus goodeyi Pratylenchus brachyurus Pratylenchus reniformiaSpiral nematode root damageHelicotylenchus multicinctus Helicotylenchus dihystera

Miscellaneous diseases and disorders

Miscellaneous diseases and disordersAlligator skinLight abrasions on fruit peel caused by leaves or bractsBlue diseaseMagnesium deficiencyChokeLow winter temperaturesDwarfismGenetic mutationElephantiasisUnknown causeFruit chimeraGenetic mutationFused fingersGenetic defectGiantismGenetic mutationHeart leaf unfurling disorderUnknown causeHigh matUnknown causeLeaf edge chlorosisUnknown causeMaturity bronzingUnknown causeRayadillaZinc deficiencyRosettingNitrogen deficiencyRoxanaUnknown causeSpike leafLow winter temperaturesSplit peelRapid filling of pulp of fruitTaiwan marginal scorchUnknown cause"Segmented Banana"Chilling injury to fruit One of the less common plantain diseases is exostentialis clittellus referred to by most plantain and banana farmers as "segmented banana". This is a result of the peel forming tiny inter-fruit membranes which cause the banana to appear as though it has been sliced before it is peeled. This is generally a result of freezing the fruit, and occurs most commonly in fruit that is sold in large stores or supermarkets.Yellow matUnknown causeYellow pulpDelay in fruit filling, drought, excessive shading, magnesium deficiency, poor nutritionYellowsLack of waterNeer VazhaiUnknown etiologyKottai Vazhai or seediness in Parthenocarpic Poovan bananaUnknown etiology, probably due to BSV infection

References

Common Names of Diseases, The American Phytopathological Society (APS)