{"id":2758,"date":"2018-11-12T13:11:59","date_gmt":"2018-11-12T13:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/?p=2758"},"modified":"2019-05-08T10:20:59","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T10:20:59","slug":"phd-defence-on-insights-into-the-global-genetic-diversity-of-fusarium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/en\/2018\/11\/12\/phd-defence-on-insights-into-the-global-genetic-diversity-of-fusarium\/","title":{"rendered":"PhD defence on insights into the global genetic diversity of Fusarium"},"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: 50%;\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-2758 gallery-columns-2 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\/cover-nadia-ordonez-phd\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1021\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover-nadia-ordonez-phd.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A global genetic diversity analysis of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc), cover\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover-nadia-ordonez-phd.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover-nadia-ordonez-phd-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover-nadia-ordonez-phd-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/cover-nadia-ordonez-phd-610x418.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1021px) 100vw, 1021px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2764'>\n\t\t\t\tPhD defence on insights into the global genetic diversity of Fusarium\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><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\/11\/12\/phd-defence-on-insights-into-the-global-genetic-diversity-of-fusarium\/shutterstock_250126552_lr\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_250126552_LR.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"A global genetic diversity analysis of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc)\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-2759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_250126552_LR.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_250126552_LR-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_250126552_LR-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/shutterstock_250126552_LR-610x488.jpg 610w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-2759'>\n\t\t\t\tbanana plant\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>On October 17th 2018 Nadia Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez defended her PhD entitled \u2018A global genetic diversity analysis of <em>Fusarium oxysporum<\/em> f.sp. <em>cubense<\/em> (Foc)\u2019 at Wageningen University. In her research the genetic and geographically diversity of Tropical race 4 (TR4) strain of Foc was mapped out using DNA sequencing methods.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bananas are an essential staple food and a significant income for agricultural-based economies in developing countries. Fusarium wilt of bananas, popularly known as Panama disease, is one of the most threatening fungal diseases of banana production. Foc is the causal fungal agent of this disease. The TR4 strain of this fungus affects many local banana varieties as well as the Cavendish cultivar, which accounts for 85% of world trade in bananas. Since all Cavendish bananas are clones of each other and there is little variation, they are highly susceptible to TR4, making the sector extremely vulnerable.<\/p>\n<p>In the research of Nadia a molecular detection tool to monitor the spread of TR4 was developed. This assay enables rapid, routine and unambiguous detection of TR4 in the field and is therefore of immense value for charting the progression of its spread. That this is urgently needed, the results provide an image that all TR4 isolates, regardless of the year of isolation and country of origin, were highly infectious on both \u2018Gros Michel\u2019 and \u2018Grand Naine\u2019 banana varieties , underpinning the risk for banana plantations that only rely on these cultivars.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/en\/news-events\/\">Back to News page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On October 17th 2018 Nadia Ord\u00f3\u00f1ez defended her PhD entitled \u2018A global genetic diversity analysis of Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc)\u2019 at Wageningen University. In her research the genetic and geographically diversity of Tropical race 4 (TR4) strain of Foc was mapped out using DNA sequencing methods. 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