{"id":2725,"date":"2018-07-27T10:11:57","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T10:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/?p=2725"},"modified":"2019-05-08T10:27:17","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T10:27:17","slug":"how-can-we-protect-bananas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/en\/2018\/07\/27\/how-can-we-protect-bananas\/","title":{"rendered":"How can we protect bananas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 100%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-2725 gallery-columns-1 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/en\/2018\/07\/27\/how-can-we-protect-bananas\/134908724_bananenbomen_tros-bananen\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1620\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/134908724_bananenbomen_tros-bananen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"banana trees, bunch\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/134908724_bananenbomen_tros-bananen.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/134908724_bananenbomen_tros-bananen-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/134908724_bananenbomen_tros-bananen-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/134908724_bananenbomen_tros-bananen-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/134908724_bananenbomen_tros-bananen-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/134908724_bananenbomen_tros-bananen-1080x720.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1620px) 100vw, 1620px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2727'>\n\t\t\t\thow can we protect bananas?\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>The Biomedical Science Journal for Teens has put research into banana Black Sigatoka disease in the spotlight. The disease is threatening commercial Cavendish banana crops worldwide, as the fungus that causes it has developed resistance to the chemicals that are supposed to control them. Researchers also detected a specific protein in the fungus, that triggers the resistance mechanism of the plant. These yet unknown disease resistance genes could be used to save the banana industry. <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">In order to further support the sustainable production of bananas researchers wanted to find out more about the genetic basis of disease resistance to <i>Pseudocercospora fijiensis <\/i>strains<i>, <\/i>which cause the<i> <\/i>Black Sigatoka or \u201cblack leaf streak disease\u201d (BLSD). Researchers isolated the DNA of the fungus, sequenced its whole genome and built a genetic map to complete the genome picture to better understand the relationship between the banana and its pathogen. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Also, they found a gene that is coding a protein, a so-called effector protein, which triggers a resistance mechanism in wild bananas. Upon recognition, the plant kills the infected cells and surrounding cells, thereby stopping the spread of the infection. Bananas recognizing this protein most likely possess a resistance gene. This could greatly help banana breeding and production.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Less bananas due to reduced photosynthesis<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">When bananas are affected by BLSD, the fungus destroys the leaf tissue which reduces photosynthesis and thus, crop yields. Farmers can control BLSD only through fungicides, and this greatly increases the economic and environmental costs to produce bananas. Moreover, the frequent use of fungicides leads to strains that are increasingly resistant to these chemicals. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Further reading<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Read the whole article in Science Journal for Kids<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sciencejournalforkids.org\/uploads\/5\/4\/2\/8\/54289603\/fungus_genome_article.pdf\">http:\/\/www.sciencejournalforkids.org\/uploads\/5\/4\/2\/8\/54289603\/fungus_genome_article.pdf<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The article is based on the PLOS genetics article: \u2018Combating a Global Threat to a Clonal Crop: Banana Black Sigatoka Pathogen <i>Pseudocercospora fijiensis<\/i> (Synonym <i>Mycosphaerella fijiensis<\/i>) Genomes Reveal Clues for Disease Control\u2019 <a href=\"http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosgenetics\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pgen.1005876\"><span class=\"s3\">http:\/\/journals.plos.org\/plosgenetics\/article?id=10.1371\/journal.pgen.1005876<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/en\/news-events\/\">Back to News page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biomedical Science Journal for Teens has put research into banana Black Sigatoka disease in the spotlight. The disease is threatening commercial Cavendish banana crops worldwide, as the fungus that causes it has developed resistance to the chemicals that are supposed to control them. Researchers also detected a specific protein in the fungus, that triggers [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"iawp_total_views":4,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2725","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-publications","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2725","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2725"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2725\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2731,"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2725\/revisions\/2731"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2725"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2725"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2725"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}