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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 of bananas: Disease spread and global loss projections

author(s) Staver, Charles
from International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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  • Northern America
  • Americas
  • World
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Charles Staver. (1/11/2017). Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 of bananas: Disease spread and global loss projections
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 of bananas: Disease spread and global loss projections

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Abstract

Scientists have recently estimated that tropical race 4 of the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc TR4) could spread to 1.65 million hectares of current banana lands by 2040 if no significant interventions are instituted (Scheerer et al 2016)

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