Fusarium wilt of banana is currently decimating the Cavendish banana —the world’s most popular commercially available banana. Once present in a banana field, the fungus cannot be eradicated, making ...

The IAEA is helping countries manage Fusarium wilt disease in bananas using nuclear techniques to protect crops worldwide. The IAEA has supported countries for more than a decade in applying nuclear ...

Bananas rank among the world’s most valuable staple crops, yet their production faces severe losses from Fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) tropical race 4 (TR4). Current ...

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Fusarium wilt is one of the most destructive diseases affecting bananas. It is found worldwide, in almost all areas where bananas are grown. The disease’s impact ranges from compromising the ...

Did you know that the bananas you eat today are not the same type as the ones people were eating a few generations ago? The banana you might have had with your breakfast today is a variety called the ...

What you need to know: Production of banana has declined over the past three decades, primarily due to soil fertility depletion, drought and attacks from pathogens such as banana bacterial wilt, black ...