The vulnerability of bananas to globally emerging disease threats

A Drenth, G Kema - Phytopathology®, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Banana cultivation has increased significantly over the last century to meet the growing
demand for this popular fruit. Originating in Southeast Asia, bananas are now produced in> …

Uncontained spread of Fusarium wilt of banana threatens African food security

AC van Westerhoven, HJG Meijer, MF Seidl… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Banana is the most popular fruit worldwide [1] and a major staple food in tropical and
subtropical regions where the majority of bananas is produced (Fig 1)[2]. The importance of …

The origin and current situation of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 in Israel and the Middle East

M Maymon, N Sela, U Shpatz, N Galpaz, S Freeman - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) is considered one of the most devastating
soilborne fungal pathogens of banana worldwide. Foc causing mortality to Cavendish group …

Layered double hydroxide nanosheets improve the adhesion of fungicides to leaves and the antifungal performance

H Zhi, H Chen, M Yu, C Wang, B Cui… - ACS Applied Nano …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Pesticides play an important role in plant protection and food security. Owing to the weak
adhesion of pesticide particles to leaves, large amounts of pesticides are required, which …

CHAPTER 8: Fusarium wilt (panama disease) and monoculture in banana production: Resurgence of a century-old disease

A Viljoen, LJ Ma, AB Molina - Emerging plant diseases and …, 2020 - Am Phytopath Society
Fusarium wilt of banana, also known as Panama disease, severely affects Cavendish
monoculture production. Once introduced into a plantation, the causal pathogen cannot be …

Identification of sources resistant to a virulent Fusarium wilt strain (VCG 0124) infecting Cavendish bananas

R Thangavelu, MS Saraswathi, S Uma… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Bananas are vital for food security in many countries, and half of banana production relies
solely on 'Cavendish'(AAA), which is presently threatened by the fungal pathogen Fusarium …

Disentangling the resistant mechanism of Fusarium wilt TR4 interactions with different cultivars and its elicitor application

GD Zhou, P He, L Tian, S Xu, B Yang, L Liu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fusarium wilt of banana, especially Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is a major factor restricting
banana production. Developing a resistant cultivar and inducing plant defenses by elicitor …

[PDF][PDF] Marchitez por Fusarium raza tropical 4: Estado actual y presencia en el continente americano

GE Martínez-Solórzano, JC Rey-Brina… - Agronomía …, 2020 - scielo.sa.cr
Introducción. La marchitez por Fusarium causada por el hongo Fusarium oxysporum f. sp.
cubense, raza tropical 4, es considerada como la enfermedad más letal de las musáceas …

Taxonomic revision of the banana Fusarium wilt TR4 pathogen is premature

E Torres Bedoya, DP Bebber… - Phytopathology®, 2021 - Am Phytopath Society
Taxonomic revisions for pathogens of crops should be based on robust underpinning
evidence. Recently, a substantial revision was proposed for the taxonomy of the causative …

Fusarium wilt: a threat to banana cultivation and its management.

R Thangavelu, M Loganathan, R Arthee… - CABI …, 2020 - cabidigitallibrary.org
Banana is affected by a wide number of diseases, of which, Fusarium wilt caused by
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) race 1 has played a major role in devastating Gros …