Technical Manual: Prevention and diagnostic of Fusarium Wilt (Panama disease) of banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4)



  • Authors : Pérez Vicente, L.F.; Dita, M.; Martinez De La Parte, E.

  • Document type : Book

  • Year of publication : 2014

  • Conference : Regional Workshop on the Diagnosis of Fusarium Wilt (Panama disease) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4: Mitigating the Threat and Preventing its Spread in the Caribbean, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, 05-09/05/2014

  • Publisher(s) : FAO

  • Place of publication : Rome, Italy

  • Pages : 74

  • Language(s) : English

  • Abstract : The technical report contains protocols on the sampling, extraction and storage of isolates, determination of VGCs, inoculation of bananas, DNA extraction and molecular diagnostics. It also includes a review of the history, symptoms, biology, epidemiology and management of Fusarium wilt.

  • Keywords : FUSARIUM OXYSPORUM F. SP. CUBENSE; VEGETATIVE COMPATIBILITY; LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS; TROPICAL RACE 4

  • Open access : Yes

  • Document on publisher's site : open View article on publisher's site

  • Musalit document ID : IN140219


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