Bananas and plantains (Musa spp.) are among the main staple of millions of people in the
world. Among the main Musaceae diseases that may limit its productivity, Fusarium wilt …

Planetary health brings together intrinsically linked issues of human health and natural
systems. This paper reviews evidence of how agrobiodiversity underpins dietary diversity for …

Long-read technologies hold the promise to obtain more complete genome assemblies and
to make them easier. Coupled with long-range technologies, they can reveal the architecture …

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4)(Syn. Fusarium
odoratissimum) is a devastating soil-borne pathogen that infects the roots of banana plants …

This book presents an important contribution to the knowledge of the banana soils of
Venezuela. Banana, the edible fruit of Musaceae, is a staple food for more than 400 million …

The fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (syn. Fusarium
odoratissimum)(Foc TR4) causes vascular wilt in Musaceae plants and is considered the …

Banana (Musa spp.) is an important fruit crop cultivated in most tropical countries. Banana
Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) is the …

Why do infectious diseases erupt in some host populations and not others? This question
has spawned independent fields of research in evolution, ecology, public health, agriculture …

Tissue culture techniques have been routinely used for banana propagation and offered
rapid production of planting materials with favorable genotypes and free of pathogenic …

Plant mineral nutrition has immense significance for crop productivity and human well-being.
Soil acidity plays a major role in determining the nutrient availability that influences plant …