Occurrence and spread of the banana fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense TR4 in Mozambique

Occurrence and spread of the banana fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense TR4 in Mozambique

Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), poses a major threat to banana production globally. A variant of Foc that originated in Southeast Asia, called tropical race 4 (TR4), was detected on a Cavendish banana export plantation (Metocheria) in northern...

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Main Authors: Altus Viljoen, Diane Mostert, Tomas Chiconela, Ilze Beukes, Connie Fraser, Jack Dwyer, Henry Murray, Jamisse Amisse, Elie L. Matabuana, Gladys Tazan, Otuba M. Amugoli, Ana Mondjana, Antonia Vaz, Anria Pretorius, Sheryl Bothma, Lindy J. Rose, Fenton Beed, Fazil Dusunceli, Chih-Ping Chao, Agustin Molina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Science of South Africa 2020-11-01
Series:South African Journal of Science
Subjects:
Fusarium wilt
Foc TR4
Africa
plant resistance
disease spread
Online Access:https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/8608

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https://www.sajs.co.za/article/view/8608

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