Panama Disease is a fungal infection, also known as Fusarium oxysporum, that emerged in the 1990s and affects the main variety of banana eaten globally, the Cavendish banana. Scientists have now ...

A recent study conducted by scientists at ESPOL has unveiled the biotechnological potential of microorganisms from Antarctica ...

Propose a comprehensive package to control banana wilt with low environmental impact We are proposing the following to local governments in the La Selva region of Peru as a comprehensive package to ...

Members of the ascomycete fungi genus Fusarium range from plant pathogens ... for the lifestyle and host range of these pathogens. F. oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici-specific genes are likely to ...

The plant was infected by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (TR4), a soil-borne fungus, that affects a range of banana varieties. Once present in a banana field, the fungus cannot ...