AgroEco

Claim · #6495312

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense · pathogen pressure · Musa acuminata

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“TR4 that causes Panama disease of banana threatens to reduce the availability”
Authors
Ristaino J.B., Anderson P.K., Bebber D.P., Brauman K.A., Cunniffe N.J., Fedoroff N.V., Finegold C., Garrett K.A., Gilligan C.A., Jones C.M., Martin M.D., MacDonald G.K., Neenan P., Records A., Schmale D.G., Tateosian L., Wei Q.
Year
2021
Publication
PNAS
Page
2

AI critic verdicts

  • agroecologist · plausible

    “Foc TR4 threatens Cavendish monoculture is canonical agroecological example of genetic-uniformity vulnerability; classification fungus correct, no resistance true.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense TR4 is the correct pathogen of Panama disease attacking Cavendish; vascular-wilt affected_part correct, no commercial resistance available.”

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