Abstract

Abstract The lesion nematode, Pratylenchus goodeyi has been found to be a major problem of ensete (Ensete ventricosum) in Ethiopia, and is also recorded on banana and in association with the bacterial wilt disease caused by Xanthomonas campestris pv. musacearum. The implications of this bacterial/nematode complex are potentially serious for both crops, but especially for ensete, which is a starch staple for about 7 million people in Southern Ethiopia.

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