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Panama disease (or Fusarium wilt) is a plant disease that infects banana plants ( Musa spp.). It is a wilting disease caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). The pathogen is resistant to fungicides and its control is limited to phytosanitary measures. [1]
Feb 1, 2023 · Fusarium wilt of banana (Panama disease) is caused by a soil-borne pathogen called Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. Fusarium oxysporum occurs in a form of a species complex (FOSC) which encompasses a crowd of strains.
Panama disease, devastating disease of bananas caused by a soil-inhabiting fungus. A form of fusarium wilt, Panama disease is widespread throughout the tropics and can be found wherever susceptible banana cultivars are grown. It is notoriously difficult to control.
Jan 1, 2004 · Fusarium wilt of banana or Panama disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) is one of the most economic important and harmful diseases of Musa.
Mar 21, 2023 · Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Foc Tropical Race 4 (Foc-TR4) is an important soil-borne fungus triggering the severe disease, Fusarium wilt (Panama disease) in bananas.
Jan 11, 2021 · This Research Topic contains a selection of papers dealing with Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), also known as Panama disease, that investigate (i) the epidemiology, distribution, infection biology, and diversity of the pathogen, (ii) management practices, and (iii) ways to identify and screen for resistance.
Apr 5, 2019 · Among plant pathologists, everybody knows the story of Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB), also known as Panama disease. Until the 1950s, the cultivar Gros Michel had dominated the panorama of cultivated banana worldwide.
