All Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense (Foc) tropical race 4 (TR4) articles
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NewsAntarctic streptomyces offer promising biocontrol agents to combat banana wilt
A recent study has unveiled the biotechnological potential of microorganisms from Antarctica. Researchers evaluating the antifungal activity of isolated actinomycete strains found 41.18% of these strains could inhibit the growth of <i>Fusarium oxysporum</i>.
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NewsThe banana apocalypse is near, but biologists might have found a key to their survival
Fusarium wilt of banana is decimating the Cavendish banana—the world’s most popular commercially available banana. New research reveals that this strain did not evolve from the strain that wiped out commercial banana crops in the 1950s.
