Bananas have been a cornerstone of diets worldwide, yet their future hangs in the balance due to a fungal disease known as ...

Hundreds of millions of dollars in banana exports from Colombia are at risk due to a fungal disease best known as Tropical Race 4 (TR4). First detected in Asia in the 1990s, the Fusarium fungus ...

Fusarium TR4 was first detected in the 1990s in Malaysia ... That very much seems to depend on whether banana diseases can be controlled, and also on whether the effects of increasingly violent ...

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 ...

Socioeconomic study shows how banana crop decimation impacts farming households. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert!

Bananas are being infected by a disease called Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), caused by a fungal pathogen called Fusarium oxysporum TR4. This is not the first time a banana species has succumbed ...

Panelists from China, India, and Vietnam speak about the threat the fungal disease poses on each country and the best ...

In Colombia, the government is working with researchers and scientists to stop the spread of the banana fungal disease. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

Even though it was created to be less susceptible to disease, the Cavendish faced its first ... cubense (Foc) tropical race 4 (TR4). While the outbreak is concerning for banana lovers around the world ...

The Philippines dropped by one notch to fourth place among the world’s top global banana exporters in 2024 as shipments fell ...

Fungal diseases severely devastated the banana industry once in history and ... Cavendish varieties have shown little if any resistance against TR4. Growers are relying on temporary solutions ...

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 ...