An outbreak of blood disease of banana in Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Blood disease of banana is substantiated by using the polymerase chain reaction for the first time from Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Surveillance for black Sigatoka disease of banana in and near the Torres Strait

Black Sigatoka was confirmed, using the polymerase chain reaction, on banana plants from far north Queensland in Australia, Papua (formerly Irian Jaya) in Indonesia, and nearby regions of Papua New Guinea

DISEASE NOTES OR NEW RECORDS: Further records of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense from New Guinea

Three vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs) or VCG complexes of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (0124/5, 0126 and 01213/16) were recovered from wilted bananas on the island of New Guinea

Confirmation of the presence of Rice tungro bacilliform virus in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia

Rice tungro bacilliform virus is identified for the first time in Papua. The quarantine implications to Australia of this record are discussed

First records of Banana streak virus on the island of New Guinea

Banana streak virus is identified for the first time in Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Plant virus surveys on the island of New Guinea and adjacent regions of northern Australia

A series of plant virus surveys was undertaken in Papua (formerly Irian Jaya), Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, and Australia's Torres Strait Islands, Gove and Cape York Peninsula from 1996 to 2000. Confirmed records included Chilli veinal mottle virus, Dasheen mosaic virus, Papaya ringspot virus, Passion fruit woodiness virus, Watermelon mosaic virus and Zucchini yellow mosaic virus. Peanut stripe virus (Bean common mosaic virus) was widespread in Papua and Fiji disease virus was recorded at one location in Papua New Guinea. The first records of Glycine mosaic virus outside Australia and of a natural infection of Passiflora latent virus in Passiflora foetida are reported.</p