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Brief History of Banana Fusarium Wilt

Banana Fusarium wilt was first discovered in Australia by Bancroft in 1874.

 
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Symptomatology & Identification

Fusarium wilt external and internal symptoms; other banana wilt diseases; abiotic stresses

Morphological identification; VCG's; molecular identification; detection of Foc


 
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Banana Fusarium Wilt Fungus

The causal agent of Fusarium wilt of bananas is called Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), a soil-inhabiting filamentous fungus that belongs to the section Elegans in the genus Fusarium.

 
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Global Distribution of Foc TR4

Foc TR4 was first discovered in Malaysia and Indonesia when multi-national banana export companies extended their production to these countries.

 
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Management of Banana Fusarium Wilt

Two major strategies are available to successfully control Fusarium wilt of banana: prevention and the use of resistant varieties.

 
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Threat of Fusarium Wilt to African Banan

In the early half of the 20th century, a fungal disease called Fusarium wilt devastated commercial export banana plantations of Gros Michel bananas, first in Central America but later also in western Africa.

 
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