Patent ID: 8901372

Claim:
A transgenic plant, component thereof or fruit thereof, of the genus Musa , comprising a nucleic acid construct comprising a) a nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of i) a first segment which is a sense form of Banana Bunchy Top Virus (BBTV) replication associated protein (Rep) gene and a second segment which is an antisense form of a partial BBTV replication associated protein (Rep) gene, wherein the first and second segments are linked to one another; and ii) a sense form of BBTV replication associated protein (Rep) gene having a mutation corresponding to a mutation of Adenine to Cytosine at base 687 of SEQ ID NO: 1, and a mutation of Adenine to Thymine at position 688 of SEQ ID NO: 1 (AA→CT); b) a 5′ DNA promoter sequence; and c) a 3′ terminator sequence; wherein the nucleic acid molecule, the promoter, and the terminator are operatively coupled to permit transcription of the nucleic acid molecule, and the nucleic acid molecule is positioned in the nucleic acid construct to result in suppression or interference of BBTV, wherein the plant is resistant to Banana bunchy top virus.