Bananas have been a cornerstone of diets worldwide, yet their future hangs in the balance due to a fungal disease known as Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB). This devastating condition is caused by a ...

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 ...

A group of researchers from the University of the Philippines-Los Banos (UPLB) developed an all-natural biopesticide that can ...

The natural selection has resulted in numerous examples of genetic resistance in plants to above-ground pathogens, but curiously enough not to many below-ground pathogens. Cook et al. (1995 ...

Homegrown tomatoes still warm from the sun are one of the joys of vegetable gardening. Unfortunately, tomatoes are not the most disease free vegetable we can grow. Sometimes the problems are the ...

Fungal diseases, including the dreaded Fusarium wilt, wiped out half of banana plantations tilled by smallholder farmers in the Philippines, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). ...

The American Phytopathological Society (APS) looks at how Anaerobic Soil Disinfestation (ADS) can help cut flower growers.

Propose a comprehensive package to control banana wilt with low environmental impact We are proposing the following to local governments in the La Selva region of Peru as a comprehensive package to ...

PHILIPPINE banana exports fell 2.97% in 2024, with the industry currently dealing with Fusarium wilt, also known as Panama disease, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said. In its Banana ...

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 ...