Fighting Banana Sigatoka diseases in the French West Indies - Evaluation and improvement of available aerial and ground treatment

Abstract

Banana growers in the French West Indies have to face a major stake today: to fight effectively against the Sigatoka diseases (the yellow one for years and the black one since the end of 2010), while respecting regulations on aerial application and protected areas. The Optiban project was launched in 2008 to improve aerial application and find ground alternative solutions, which have to be efficient and to meet the expectations of the industry.