… Unlike the race that had affected Cavendish for decades in the subtropics (“race 4”), tropical
race 4 (TR4) was competent in good soils in the tropics; it was the tropical race that Stover …

… banana export trade from Latin America, where tropical race 4 (TR4, see below) is absent, but
not in Asian countries, where TR4 is present. Hence, fusarium … threat to banana production …

… that Fusarium wilt of banana is caused by many different strains or genotypes of Fusarium
… Much more is known about banana Fusarium strains in Indonesia, Malaysia and other Asian …

… The history and impact of Fusarium wilt is summarized with an emphasis on tropical …
FIGURE 1 Geographic distribution of tropical race 4 of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. …

… cubense (Foc), is an important disease of banana in almost all banana-producing countries
… ‘tropical race 4’(TR4), presents an imminent threat to the region’s Cavendish-based banana …

… Many efforts have been made to manage banana fusarium wilt. Unfortunately, neither … of
new banana cultivars resistant to Foc-TR4. Some level of resistance to fusarium wilt has been …

… banana and plantain varieties with two Fusarium strains—Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Race
1… These varieties represent 72.8% of the national banana acreage in Cuba and are also …

… Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense, causal agent of Panama disease, is one of the biggest
threats to global banana production, particularly the Cavendish competent tropical race 4 (…

Fusarium wilt of bananas, commonly called Panama disease, is caused by a suite of
Fusarium species. Fusarium odoratissimum (previously known as Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. …

… bananas in the subtropics are referred to as Foc ‘subtropical’ race 4 (STR4), whereas those
… causing disease of Cavendish bananas in the tropics are called Foc tropical race 4 (TR4). …