biostudies-literatureFerreira CFthe Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation-Accelerated Breeding for better Bananas.839https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11676971biostudies-literatureUnknown10(12)<i>Fusarium</i> wilt is a soil borne fungal disease that has devastated banana production in plantations around the world. Most Cavendish-type bananas are susceptible to strains of <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>cubense</i> (<i>Foc</i>) belonging to the Subtropical Race 4 (STR4) and Tropical Race 4 (TR4). The wild banana diploid <i>Musa acuminata</i> ssp. <i>malaccensis</i> (AA, 2n = 22) carries resistance to <i>Foc</i> TR4. A previous study using segregating populations derived from <i>M. acuminata</i> ssp. <i>malaccensis</i> identified a quantitative trait locus (QTL) (12.9 cM) on the distal part of the long arm of chromosome 3, conferring resistance to both <i>Foc</i> TR4 and STR4. An SNP marker, based on the gene Macma4_03_g32560 of the reference genome 'DH-Pahang' v4, detected thJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)Toward Marker-Assisted Selection in Breeding for <i>Fusarium</i> Wilt Tropical Race-4 Type Resistant Bananas.PMC11676971IDOPP 1093845.Chen ARocha AJRamos APSFerreira CFUwimana BSoares JMDSAmorim EPAitken EABSwennen RfalseToward Marker-Assisted Selection in Breeding for <i>Fusarium</i> Wilt Tropical Race-4 Type Resistant Bananas.<i>Fusarium</i> wilt is a soil borne fungal disease that has devastated banana production in plantations around the world. Most Cavendish-type bananas are susceptible to strains of <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i> f. sp. <i>cubense</i> (<i>Foc</i>) belonging to the Subtropical Race 4 (STR4) and Tropical Race 4 (TR4). The wild banana diploid <i>Musa acuminata</i> ssp. <i>malaccensis</i> (AA, 2n = 22) carries resistance to <i>Foc</i> TR4. A previous study using segregating populations derived from <i>M. acuminata</i> ssp. <i>malaccensis</i> identified a quantitative trait locus (QTL) (12.9 cM) on the distal part of the long arm of chromosome 3, conferring resistance to both <i>Foc</i> TR4 and STR4. An SNP marker, based on the gene Macma4_03_g32560 of the reference genome 'DH-Pahang' v4, detected th2024-01-01T00:00:00Z2024 Dec2025-04-03T23:18:44.743Z2025-04-03T23:18:44.743ZS-EPMC116769713972833510.3390/jof10120839