I was disappointed to find one of my Musa 'chini champa' is showing all the usual symptoms of Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV).
I uploaded some photos of the plant:
Leaf emerging which is considerably smaller than the last, and pale and deformed:
dark green streaks on underside of midrib (easier to see on younger leaf which is not yet waxy:
Underside of leaf, sowing the dark streaks running along the midrib, as well as dark 'J hooks' running from the leaf:
The plant above is now in a sealed tub and will be incinerated later.
I have a few other chini champas from the same 'batch', which are not yet showing symptoms (some are showing a little Banana streak virus, but that can be expected with AB types)
Can plants survive with BBTV without showing symptoms?
-How long will I have to wait until I'm sure they're free?
Also, does BBTV affect other species?
Luckily I rarely get aphids, so it should not have spread to anything else, and, when possible, I keep new plants in quarantine so they can be carefully monitored.
Thanks,
Andrew