An inconvenient truth about the banana industry in Asia

The deadly Fusarium wilt (Panama wilt) Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease has long emerged in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Philippines. But of late, aggressive spread has been reported specifically in the Philippines and China, two major Cavendish producers in the world.This was an alarmin...

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Main Author: Joven, B.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: FFTC 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104551
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description The deadly Fusarium wilt (Panama wilt) Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease has long emerged in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Philippines. But of late, aggressive spread has been reported specifically in the Philippines and China, two major Cavendish producers in the world.This was an alarming revelation during the consultation-workshop on the ”Socio-economic Impacts of Fusarium Wilt Disease of Cavendish Banana in the Asia-Pacific Region” that was organized by the Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC), Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), and the Banana Asia Pacific Network (BAPNET)-Bioversity International.
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spelling CGSpace1045512025-11-12T05:41:05Z An inconvenient truth about the banana industry in Asia Joven, B. damage fungal diseases fusarium oxysporum industry musa research networks The deadly Fusarium wilt (Panama wilt) Tropical Race 4 (TR4) disease has long emerged in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, and the Philippines. But of late, aggressive spread has been reported specifically in the Philippines and China, two major Cavendish producers in the world.This was an alarming revelation during the consultation-workshop on the ”Socio-economic Impacts of Fusarium Wilt Disease of Cavendish Banana in the Asia-Pacific Region” that was organized by the Food and Fertilizer Technology Center (FFTC), Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD), and the Banana Asia Pacific Network (BAPNET)-Bioversity International. 2014 2019-10-15T15:41:43Z 2019-10-15T15:41:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/104551 en Open Access application/pdf FFTC Joven, B. (2014) An inconvenient truth about the banana industry in Asia. n. On-line paper
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title_short An inconvenient truth about the banana industry in Asia
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fungal diseases
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