Are bananas (Musaspp.) really safe from their aesthetic relatives? Screening potential alternative hosts ofFusarium oxysporumf. sp.cubense

Management of Fusarium wilt of banana: A review with special reference to tropical race 4

“…weed species in banana plantations), but do not develop disease symptoms (Hennesey et al, 2005;Waite and Dunlap, 1953). A recent report, which indicated a wide host range for Foc, utilized detached leaf assays and may not be reliable (Waman et al, 2013).…”

In search of commercially acceptable Panama wilt-resistant natural variants in Ney Poovan banana (MusaAB)

“…The methodology was efficient in discriminating the susceptible clones from the resistant ones as revealed from the preliminary experiments involving highly susceptible (Nanjanagud Rasabale, Musa AAB) and resistant (Grande Naine, Musa AAA) varieties (Waman et al 2013). Considering the striking differences noticed among the tested varieties for lesion area development, the protocol was employed during the present study to determine the resistance or otherwise in the collected accessions.…”

“…The collected accessions were screened for their possible resistance to the Fusarium wilt pathogen using a culture medium filtrate-based detached leaf tissue challenging method (Companioni et al 2003) with appropriate modifications (Waman et al 2013). The methodology was efficient in discriminating the susceptible clones from the resistant ones as revealed from the preliminary experiments involving highly susceptible (Nanjanagud Rasabale, Musa AAB) and resistant (Grande Naine, Musa AAA) varieties (Waman et al 2013).…”

“…Ten-month-old plants were evaluated for their reaction to Fusarium wilt pathogen following a detached leaf challenging technique (Companioni et al 2003) with minor modifications as detailed elsewhere (Waman et al 2013). For this, nine leaf segments of each accession were challenged using the culture filtrate under laboratory conditions and the development of lesions as a response to inoculation was measured over a period of 72 h, using a high-precision digital vernier caliper.…”

“…However, Panama wilt disease is emerging as a major problem in its cultivation (Waman et al 2013), mostly managed via use of plant protection chemicals.…”