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Strategies to revise agrosystems and breeding to control Fusarium wilt of banana

Nat Food. 2020 Oct;1(10):599-604. doi: 10.1038/s43016-020-00155-y. Epub 2020 Oct 14.

Abstract

The recent emergence of the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4), the deadly strain that causes Fusarium wilt of banana, has put the banana production chain for export under threat. Here, we propose research priorities and complementary strategies and challenges for effective and efficient mitigation management of Fusarium wilt. Our strategies include diversifying the agrosystems to increase crop resilience, as well as using precision breeding approaches to rapidly assess and introduce disease-resistance genes to develop stable and complete Foc resistance in commercial banana cultivars.

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  • Review