The vast worldwide monoculture of genetically identical plants leaves the Cavendish intensely vulnerable to disease outbreaks. Fungal diseases severely devastated the banana industry once in ...

or Panama disease, a fungus that's now ravaging banana farms across the globe. Fernando: So now you can compare, this is Tropical Race 4 in a Cavendish banana. Then this plant looks very healthy.

Banana Panama Disease, also known as Fusarium wilt, is a fungal disease affecting banana plants, particularly the Cavendish variety, the most widely exported banana globally. The disease is caused ...

García-Bastidas, who completed his doctorate on TR4 at the University of Wageningen, describes the modern banana disease, which attacks the plants vascular system causing wilting and death ...

This disease poisons banana plants and can reduce yields by up to 50%. Though chemical control for this disease does exist, the environmental implications are enormous. A population of induced banana ...

Drone images show banana plant diseases detected using UAV-RGB-based custom model. Banana bunchy top disease (BBTD) is shown in blue boxes; Xanthomonas Wilt of Banana (BXW) in red. Disclaimer ...

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DINDIGUL: Sirumalai Banana farmers decry frequent attack of pests, insects and unseasonal rainfall for their losses in ...

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 ...