Banana breeders screen 69 parental lines against five major pests and diseases
An IITA-led team screened 69 banana parental genotypes against weevils, nematodes, Xanthomonas wilt, Fusarium wilt Race 1 and black Sigatoka ...
Tag: Fusarium wilt
Banana DMR6 induction tracks Fusarium wilt progression in Prata-Ana
A controlled infection study links late induction of the banana susceptibility gene MusaDMR6 to Fusarium wilt progression in the commercially ...
Resistant banana rhizosphere shifts with longer continuous cropping
A study of resistant and susceptible banana lines found that three years of continuous cropping coincided with reduced Fusarium wilt, ...
Soil Bacteria Rewire Tomato Defenses to Fight Fusarium Wilt
Researchers have engineered a three-bacterial consortium that systemically reprograms tomato defense metabolism and reshapes the rhizosphere microbiome to reduce Fusarium ...
One Gene Swap Gives Peas Powerful New Defense Against Devastating Fusarium Wilt
Researchers have identified PsFwC9, a single dominant pea gene whose one amino acid change confers strong resistance to Fusarium wilt ...
Strawberry’s Secret Microbial Shield: How the Holobiome Fights Disease
A new review synthesizes how the strawberry holobiome, the plant's associated microbial communities across roots, leaves, and fruit, suppresses pathogens ...
Fungal Allies Decoded: How Trichoderma Rewires Melon Roots to Defeat Fusarium Wilt
A new transcriptomic study reveals how Trichoderma asperellum and T. gamsii reprogram melon root defense genes and suppress Fusarium pathogen ...
Hidden zinc finger protein gives tomato wilt fungus its killer edge, study reveals
A Fusarium-specific transcription factor called FolSrz1 enables the tomato wilt fungus to resist oxidative stress and cause disease by maintaining ...
Microbes May Hold the Key to Farming That Survives Climate Change
A new collection of studies shows that beneficial microbes, from mycorrhizal fungi to nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, can help crops withstand the ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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