Fusarium wilt disease in commercial banana production
1997
Liew, K.W. (Sains Malaysia Univ., Minden, Penang (Malaysia). School of Biological Sciences)
Fusarium will of bananas (Panama disease) is becoming a major problem in banana production in Malaysia, attributable to the increasing hectarage planted with susceptible clones and the new occurrence of a highly virulent race of the pathogen, Fusarium oxysporum f sp cubense, in Peninsular Malaysia. An update on the disease situation is presented together with a report on the genetic variability of the fungus and the disease resistance/susceptibility of native and introduced banana cultivars. Strategies for managing disease problem and minimising the losses caused and spread of the pathogen are discussed.
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