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 vulnerability of Cuban banana production to Fusarium wilt caused by Tropical Race 4

E Martínez de la Parte, L Pérez-Vicente… - …, 2024 - Am Phytopath Society
Bananas are major agricultural commodities in Cuba. One of the main constraints of banana
production worldwide is Fusarium wilt of banana. Recent outbreaks in Colombia, Perú, and …

Application of Artificial Intelligence in the Identification of Banana Bunch Top Virus (BBTV) in Mozambique

A Simango, S Mananze, J Bila - Engineering, Technology & Applied …, 2024 - etasr.com
Agricultural production faces many challenges, such as disease and pest infestation, which
can lead to severe crop loss and environmental impacts due to the excessive use of …

Aerial mapping of the Peruvian Chira Valley banana production system to monitor the expansion of Fusarium wilt caused by Tropical Race 4

GN Tagami, AC van Westerhoven, MF Seidl… - …, 2024 - Am Phytopath Society
The recent incursion of Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB) caused by TR4 threatens banana
production in the Chira Valley of Peru. To develop a management strategy, we mapped the …

Tropical Race 4 and Race 1 strains causing Fusarium wilt of banana infect and survive in Heliconia species and ornamental bananas

E Martínez-de la Parte, HJG Meijer… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by soilborne Fusarium lineages, is a major global
threat to the cultivation of bananas. In addition to persistent chlamydospores, weeds are a …

Extensive intrachromosomal duplications in a virulence-associated fungal accessory chromosome

J Dijkstra, AC van Westerhoven, L Gomez-Gil… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Filamentous fungi have evolved compartmentalized genomes consisting of conserved core
regions and dynamic accessory regions, which aid the adaptation to changing environments …

Segmental duplications drive the evolution of accessory regions in a major crop pathogen

AC van Westerhoven, C Aguilera‐Galvez… - New …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many pathogens evolved compartmentalized genomes with conserved core and variable
accessory regions (ARs) that carry effector genes mediating virulence. The fungal plant …

[PDF][PDF] Fusarium Wilt of Banana: Challenges and Resilience

S Adhikary, M Rahman, M Kundu, MAE Hosen… - 2024 - academia.edu
Banana, as the world's most consumed fruits, are an essential staple crop for nearly 400
million people, boasting a plethora of nutrients crucial for digestive health, gut microbiome …

[PDF][PDF] Panamá disease tropical race 4 in banana plantations in Mozambique: Disease intensity, spatial distribution and negative socio-economic impact

EPA Cavane, A Muthambe, A Monjane, M Dita - 2024 - academicjournals.org
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (Foc TR4) devastated the second-
largest banana plantation farm in Northern Mozambique, resulting in an 86% loss of the …

Diversity of Fusarium Endophytes Isolated from Wild Bananas in Pandenglang, Indonesia

N Maryani, S Yulianti, I Ramadhani… - Journal of Tropical …, 2023 - journal.ugm.ac.id
A group of Fusarium spp., in the Fusarium oxysporum species complex is known as
pathogens on bananas, ie, Fusarium wilt or Panama Disease. However, many Fusarium …