Aloha
 

Hi, I'm in Hawaii working as a plant pathologist for bananas.

Thought I'd join the group and see what I can learn and share.

Mahalo and Aloha!

Scot

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Hi Scot!
Welcome to the .org. We could use another Scot, and your expertise!

Chong

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Welcome aboard, Dr. Nelson!

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Welcome Scot.
Are you associated with Eden Perez from UH?

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Hello Taylor (and to the others who have welcomed me here in this thread).

Thanks very much.

Yes, I have known Eden Perez for a good number of years and we are in the same department. We are stationed on separate islands in Hawaii, though.

:waving:

Scot

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As I said in Eden's thread, any information you will share with us here in your visits will be greatly appreciated!

:lurk:

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Welcome to the Org. Scot, Looking forward to your posts. :bananas_b

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Hello Scot, nice to have another person on the board who spells his name the same way as I do!
Glad you joined us and I am very pleased to have an increasing number of members in the scientific community join in. Especially when they focus on bananas and other tropicals.

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Welcome to the .org Scot from the other side of the world! :ha:
Great Scot! You are the 3rd Scot here. You just have to mind Scot#1 aka Chironex, he's the naughty one!
Let us hear and learn more from you. All the best. :02:

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Welcome newest Scot. Looking forward to your posts.

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Welcome to the site! Very glad to have you on the forums! Being a banana pathologist sounds like a really sweet job! I'm sure your knowledge will be helpful to others on this site. Enjoy this place...the people are great!

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Hey, another Scot! :ha:

Thanks for the welcome, brother. I am glad to be here.

Scot N.

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Great Scot indeed, these two are the only other Scots I have ever met.

Sheesh!

Thanks for the "heads up" ... :03:

Scot N.

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Thanks, Bob!

Scot N. :nanadrink:

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My job is sweet in many ways, thanks very much for your :goteam: welcome, 'Boi.

Scot N.

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Here's one for you, sir! :nanadrink:

Thanks,

Scot N.

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Thank you, Lorax! :-)

Scot N.

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Mahalo, Chong. Hope I can contribute to your site. :-)

Scot N.

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Welcome aboard Dr. Nelson!

May I start out with a question?

Best wishes and Aloha!:2239:

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Sure, seek and ye shall find, Caloosamusa.

Scot N.

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Have you observed or are there any known cultivars that exhibit resistance to "bunchy top." :2239:

Thank you in advance.

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All bananas (cultivars, species) are suspectible to the banana bunchy top virus.

But, in Hawaii the Cavendish types are more susceptible; they develop severe symptoms quite rapidly and fields can be lost.

The Dwarf Brazilian 'Santa Catarina' bananas are less susceptible in the sense that they develop symptoms more slowly than Cavendish.

Most of our Cavendish ('Williams') farmers in Hawaii had to make a switch from Cavendish to Dwarf Brazilian in order to stay in business farming bananas, and it worked for them in areas under high bunchy top pressure.

We think that Dwarf Brazilian bananas are physically tougher, that is, they are more difficult to knock down with bulldozers than are the 'Williams.' This toughness (more Si in their tissues?) in the plant tissues might interfere with banana aphid feeding behavior.

Interstingly, Australia and Hawaii scientists are indepdently working to produce GMO bananas; early reports indicate that they have produced some BBTV-resistant plants. I do not think the plants are available for the general public (at least not in Hawaii) at this time. I think some more work is required.

I hope this answers your question.

Scot N. :waving:

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Bulldozer resistant bananas! Sweet!

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I am also Scot N. It is weird to see these posts knowing that it is not me. Believe it or not, there is one other Scot Nyman that I have ever heard about. We are not related, but of all the places in the world to find him, he lived about 3 miles away from my old house. (of course he spelled Scot incorrectly - Scott)
Once I got a call from a bill collector asking me to pay up on a hospital bill for drug rehab. After checking SS#'s they apologized.
Sheesh!

Scot N.

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Yes Dr. Nelson, Thank you. Is it a private or govermental research work into Genetically modified organisms in Australia, specifically bananas?

Also have the Fe'i there in Hawaii been included in "observations"? :2239:

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So Mr. Nelson, do you think that feeding silica to banana plants will be advantageous to their stem walls to prevent bugs and wind damage?

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Yes, I think so.

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Hello Scot and Welcome aboard!

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Mahalo!!

Scot :03: