Fungal diseases, including the dreaded Fusarium wilt, wiped out half of banana plantations tilled by smallholder farmers in the Philippines, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). ...
Fusarium wilt of banana, also known as Panama disease, is a devastating fungal disease caused by the pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. This disease has significant implications for ...
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it is looking for additional funding to support banana production, which continues to be impacted by plant diseases. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu ...
The story of banana vulnerability isn’t new. In the mid-20th century, Gros Michel bananas dominated global markets until Fusarium wilt—caused by a less virulent strain of the same pathogen ...
The FAO noted that it continued to be affected by the spread of Banana Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease. Citing information from the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association ...
The FAO report said the spread of the Banana Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease continued to drag down Philippine output, with banana growers bearing the brunt of “substantial costs ...
At an event organized by the World Banana Forum and the FAO on Fusarium Wilt in Asia: Lessons Learned and Current Innovations, a wide range of panelists from China, India, and Vietnam discussed the ...
Have you ever wondered by artificial banana flavour, the kind you could get in those foam banana sweets of your childhood, doesn't taste like real banana? Dylan, from Liverpool, explained how ...
Fusarium wilt of lettuce, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (FOL), is an economically significant disease on the Central Coast of California. We conducted field trials to evaluate 30 ...