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New field test detects banana fungus TR4 faster than ever| A new field test developed by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) for detecting Tropical Race 4 (TR4) – the Fusarium strain that causes... -
Overcoming the developing pandemic of Panama disease in banana| New methods to efficiently monitor Panama disease, also known as Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium species in bananas were developed during the PhD... -
Sustainable bananas in greenhouses: first 'Dutch bananas' harvested| Researchers from Wageningen University & Research are harvesting the first Dutch bananas this week. Boerenhart, a supplier of fresh and local... -
Path of Panama disease fungus established for the first time| The much-feared Tropical Race 4 strain of the Fusarium oxysporum soil fungus which causes Panama disease in Cavendish bananas has now been discovered... -
New discoveries require changes to plant pathology teaching material and computer models| Experts in plant pathology from Wageningen University & Research have published new research results that are so remarkable and unexpected that... -
World-first Panama disease-resistant Cavendish bananas| Researchers from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia, have designed genetically modified Cavendish bananas with resistance to... -
'Banana has a future after all'| The banana has been severely affected by fungal diseases that can only be combated by using more and more plant protection products. In the last... -
Banana researcher Gert Kema in PLOS 'Ask Me Anything' chat session| In light of the strong response by the scientific community to the PLOS Genetics article of Gert Kema & colleagues on Banana Black Sigatoka... -
DNA of banana fungus unravelled for more sustainable banana crops| An international consortium led by scientists from Wageningen UR (University & Research centre) has unravelled the DNA of Pseudocercospora...