AgroEco

Claim · #6495313

Fusarium odoratissimum · pathogen pressure · Musa acuminata

pathogen pressure · effect: harmful

pathogenOf GloBI relation

Verbatim source quote

“First report of Fusarium wilt Tropical Race 4 in Cavendish bananas”
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

    “Fusarium TR4 (F. odoratissimum) on Cavendish banana in Colombia 2019 is well-documented; severity 'catastrophic' fits TR4's threat to global Cavendish monoculture.”

  • plant-pathologist · plausible

    “F. odoratissimum (TR4) is the recognized vascular wilt pathogen of Cavendish; 2019 Colombia first report is correct. Vascular system as affected_part matches Fusarium wilt biology.”

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