Bacterial diseases of bananas and enset have not received, until recently, an equal amount of attention compared to other major threats to banana production such as the fungal diseases black leaf streak (Mycosphaerella fijiensis) and Fusarium wilt (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense). However, bac...
Blomme, Guy
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Dita, M.
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Pérez Vicente, L.
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Molina, A.
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Ocimati, W.
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Poussier, S.
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Prior, P.
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Jacobsen, K.S.
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[Bacterial diseases of bananas and enset: current state of knowledge and integrated approaches toward sustainable management]
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Bacterial diseases of bananas and enset: current state of knowledge and integrated approaches toward sustainable management
Culminating in the 1950’s, bananas, the world’s most extensive perennial monoculture, suffered one of the most devastating disease epidemics in history. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Fusarium wilt (FW) caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (FOC), forced the aband...
Koberl, M.
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Dita, M.
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Martinuz, A.
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Staver, Charles
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Berg, G.
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[Members of Gammaproteobacteria as indicator species of healthy banana plants on Fusarium wilt-infested fields in Central America]
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Members of Gammaproteobacteria as indicator species of healthy banana plants on Fusarium wilt-infested fields in Central America
Vegetatively propagated crops, suffer from yield loss and reduced stand density and longevity caused by the buildup of certain pests and pathogens between successive plantings via via infected planting material. We reviewed six seed‐borne phytosanitary problems to evaluate whether a seed degenera...
Jacobsen, K.
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Omondi, B.A.
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Almekinders, Conny J.M.
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Álvarez, E.
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Blomme, Guy
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Dita, M.
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Iskra Caruana, M.L.
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Ocimati, W.
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Tinzaara, W.
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Kumar, P.L.
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Staver, C.
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[Seed degeneration of banana planting materials: strategies for improved farmer access to healthy seed]
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Seed degeneration of banana planting materials: strategies for improved farmer access to healthy seed
Bananas (Musa spp.) belong to the most important global food commodities, and their cultivation represents the world's largest monoculture. Although the plant-associated microbiome has substantial influence on plant growth and health, there is a lack of knowledge of the banana microbiome and its ...
Koberl, M.
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Dita, M.
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Martinuz, A.
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Staver, Charles
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Berg, G.
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[Agroforestry leads to shifts within the gammaproteobacterial microbiome of banana plants cultivated in Central America]
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Agroforestry leads to shifts within the gammaproteobacterial microbiome of banana plants cultivated in Central America
Banana production is seriously threatened by Fusarium wilt (FW), a disease caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). In the mid-twentieth century FW, also known as “Panama disease”, wiped out the Gros Michel banana industry in Central America. The devastation caused...
Dita, M.
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Barquero, M.
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Heck, D.
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Mizubuti, E.
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Staver, C.
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[Fusarium wilt of banana: Current knowledge on epidemiology and research needs toward sustainable disease management]
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Fusarium wilt of banana: Current knowledge on epidemiology and research needs toward sustainable disease management
Bananas (Musa spp.), including dessert and cooking types, are giant perennial monocotyledonous herbs of the order Zingiberales, a sister group to the well-studied Poales, which include cereals. Bananas are vital for food security in many tropical and subtropical countries and the most popular fru...
D'Hont, A.
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Denoeud, F.
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Aury, J.M.
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Baurens, F.C.
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Guignon, V.
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Dita, M.
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Roux, N.
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[The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants]
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The banana (Musa acuminata) genome and the evolution of monocotyledonous plants