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Unsafe banana consumption. Revealing the hidden risks of the microspore fungus
If a banana is tender but not overly mushy ... for the dark spots on the fruit's skin. An infection caused by the microspore ...
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Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide
which was wiped out by a disease called Fusarium wilt of banana, or FWB. FWB of Gros Michel was caused by Fusarium oxysporum race 1, a fungal pathogen that affects bananas. This fungal infection ...
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Bananas have been facing extinction. But maybe not for much longer.
The researchers isolated genes within the fungus that may be ... The gas is toxic to the Cavendish banana. "This sudden burst of toxic gases facilitates infection by disarming the plant's defense ...