David M. Geiser, Abdullah M. S. Al‐Hatmi, Takayuki Aoki, Tsutomu Arie et al.
Scientific communication is facilitated by a data-driven, scientifically sound taxonomy that considers the end-user’s needs and established successful practice. In 2013, the Fusarium community voiced near unanimous support for a concept of Fusarium that represented a clade comprising all agricultura...
Diane Mostert, A. B. Molina, Jeff Daniells, Gerda Fourie et al.
Fusarium oxysporum formae specialis cubense (Foc) is a soil-borne fungus that causes Fusarium wilt, which is considered to be the most destructive disease of bananas. The fungus is believed to have evolved with its host in the Indo-Malayan region, and from there it was spread to other banana-growing...
A. B. Molina, Altus Viljoen, Wendy S. O'Neil, Diane Mostert et al.
Recent epidemics of Panama disease (Fusarium wilt) in China and the Philippines caused by the virulent Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) have posed a serious threat to the banana industry in Asia, and beyond. This race, belonging to the Vegetative Compatibility Group (...