We have demonstrated that two of the three most serious banana fungal diseases have become more virulent by increasing their ability to manipulate the banana’s metabolic path ways and make use of its nutrients, this parallel change in metabolism of the pathogen and the host plant has been overlooked until now and may represent a ‘ molecular fingerprint ’ of the adaptation process.

Mr Stergiopoulos

Categorized in : Lifestyle

Thirty to 35 per cent of banana production cost is in fungicide applications, because many farmers ca n’t afford the fungicide, they grow bananas of lesser quality, which bring them less income.

Mr Stergiopoulos

lifestyle

The Cavendish banana plants all originated from one plant and so as clones, they all have the same genotype — and that is a recipe for disaster.

Mr Stergiopoulos

lifestyle