The matooke are stunted because of banana wiltdisease, which has destroyed several hectares of bananas in the village.
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However, the QS strains dominant in the replant soil caused severe wiltdisease in the tissue culture seedlings of R. glutinosa.
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Background: Bursaphelenchus xylophilus is an emerging pathogenic nematode that is responsible for a devastating epidemic of pine wiltdisease across Asia and Europe.