Molecular Diagnostics of Banana Fusarium Wilt Targeting Secreted-in-Xylem Genes.

ABSTRACT: Fusarium wilt is currently spreading in banana growing regions around the world leading to substantial losses. The disease is caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), which is further classified into distinct races according to the banana varieties that they infect. Cavendish banana is resistant to Foc race 1, to which the popular Gros Michel subgroup succumbed last century. Cavendish effectively saved the banana industry, and became the most cultivated commercial subgroup worldwide. However, Foc tropical race 4 (TR4) subsequently emerged in Southeast Asia, causing significant yield losses due to its high level of aggressiveness to cultivars of Cavendish, and other commonly grown cultivars. Preventing further spread is crucially impor

SUBMITTER: Carvalhais LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6554419 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature