Bunchy Top Symptoms: Leaves Bunchy
The top leaves are bunched up: the "
diagnostic symptom
" for BBTD
Banana bunchy top was named after this peculiar symptom.
The most severe and familiar symptom of banana bunchy top disease
The leaves remain bunched up, with yellow fringes and stand erect
The bunchy top symptom is usually most visible on young plants
Bunchy top symptom can be more subtle on older banana plants
Leaves are
bunched
and
yellow
Leaves erect and
upright
, narrow and bunched
Leaves at
center
are
bunched
up, have yellow fringes
Young plants show
severe
symptoms
The mother plant probably died from BBTD
Look for the bunchy top and
yellow-fringed leaves
. This is evidence of an advanced BBTV-infection
Photographs are courtesy of the University of Hawaii and the Hawaii Department of Agriculture
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Last Revised on September 12, 2006