The devastating impact of Fusarium wilt was historically seen in the 1950s when the Gros Michel banana variety, once the ...

crop diversity could further reduce the fungus' virulence. Bananas are being infected by a disease called Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by a fungal pathogen called Fusarium oxysporum TR4.

Fungal diseases severely devastated the banana industry once in history and ... Consequently, while almost every other crop used for food production has been significantly improved through plant ...

Bananas are a vital crop globally, but their yields are threatened by various diseases, particularly banana fusarium wilt ...

Without genetic diversity, a single disease outbreak can ... She advocates for increased crop diversification and the exploration of resistant banana varieties as essential steps toward mitigating ...

a disease that causes banana leaves to sprout from the top of the plant stunting growth. The viral disease that spreads epidemically has devastated crop in central and southern Africa. The ...

Instead García-Bastidas wants to introduce more diversity into the banana crop so that it is more resilient to outbreaks of disease like TR4. He points out there are hundreds of bananas with the ...

Contribute to sustainable banana and cacao production by developing disease management systems The Philippines is a major producer of bananas for export, and is also focusing on cacao production. By ...

Climate change is peeling away the future of the global banana industry, with new research warning that ... the industry against the dual threats of climate change and emerging diseases.” To mitigate ...