{"id":2791,"date":"2019-03-20T21:51:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T21:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/?p=2791"},"modified":"2019-05-08T10:12:45","modified_gmt":"2019-05-08T10:12:45","slug":"overcoming-the-developing-pandemic-of-panama-disease-in-banana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fusariumwilt.org\/index.php\/en\/2019\/03\/20\/overcoming-the-developing-pandemic-of-panama-disease-in-banana\/","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming the developing pandemic of Panama disease in banana"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

New methods to efficiently monitor Panama disease, also known as Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium species in bananaswere developed during the PhD research of Fernando Garcia-Bastidas at Wageningen University and Research. These new methods and trials enabled a close monitoring of the international and intercontinental dissemination of the so-called Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of <\/strong>Fusarium odoratissimum, <\/strong><\/em>a new species originating from Indonesia that devastates banana plantations of Cavendish as well as many other local varieties around the world. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fernando Garcia-Bastidas defended his\ndissertation entitled \u2018Panama disease in banana: Spread, screens and genes\u2019 on\nMarch 19, 2019 at Wageningen University. The thesis describes the developing\npandemic of a Fusarium<\/em> species, which\ncauses Panama disease in banana. He focused his research on the genetic\ndiversity for resistance towards a panel of Fusarium strains representing\nglobal pathogenic diversity and aspects of the molecular interaction between\nthe fungus and the host. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thesis further explores the resistance\nto TR4 in a wide panel of banana accessions and the possible use of a\nresistance gene from a wild banana ancestor by genetically transforming Cavendish\nbananas, thereby providing a potential solution for sustainable disease\nmanagement. Lasting disease management, however, relies on genetic diversity\nand the research described in this thesis is the basis for developing such new\nvarieties. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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New methods to efficiently monitor Panama disease, also known as Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium species in bananaswere developed during the PhD research of Fernando Garcia-Bastidas at Wageningen University and Research. These new methods and trials enabled a close monitoring of the international and intercontinental dissemination of the so-called Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2840,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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":20,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,31],"tags":[563,249,251,541,573],"class_list":["post-2791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-publications","category-studies","tag-bananas","tag-fernando-garcia-bastidas","tag-fusarium-wilt","tag-panama-disease","tag-tr4"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t