Fusarium wilt of banana in Australia: a review

Pegg, K. G.; Moore, Natalie; Bentley, Sharon A

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“…The resistance of Dwarf Parfitt to race 4 Foc, compared with the susceptible Williams, was believed to have resulted from its greater retention of leaf area during winter, its higher chlorophyll concentration and more effective photosynthetic activity during winter (Moore et al 1993;Pegg et al 1996).…”

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“…The soil is classified as a yellow ferrosol (gleyed podzolic soil) and is a heavy clay-clay loam of pH 5.5-6.0. The site was uniformly infested with 3 subtropical race 4 vegetative compatibility groups (VCGs): 0120, 0129 and 01211 (Pegg et al 1996). A series of field trials were carried out over an extended period, commencing in November 1991 and concluding in April 2003 (Table 1).…”

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“…commercial Cavendish cultivar susceptible to race 4 Foc and attempting to increase its resistance, an extra-dwarf Cavendish cultivar called 'Dwarf Parfitt' resistant to race 4 Foc (Pegg et al 1996) was irradiated and putative mutants were screened for improved agronomic features while attempting to retain field resistance to race 4 Foc.…”

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Towards the development of a Cavendish banana resistant to race 4 of fusarium wilt: gamma irradiation of micropropagated Dwarf Parfitt (Musa spp., AAA group, Cavendish subgroup)

Smith¹,

Hamill²,

Langdon³

et al. 2006

Aust. J. Exp. Agric.

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‘Dwarf Parfitt’, an extra-dwarf Cavendish cultivar with resistance to subtropical race 4 Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), was gamma irradiated at a dose of 20 Gy and putative mutants were recovered with improved agronomic characteristics. Further screening of putative mutants for improved yield and fruit size, as well as a degree of resistance to fusarium wilt, led to the selection of a line (DPM25) with improved productivity when grown on soils infested with subtropical race 4 Foc. DPM25 was equal to the industry standard, ‘Williams’, in every agronomic trait measured and it consistently showed a lower incidence of fusarium wilt. Further improvement of field resistance to race 4 Foc is needed in DPM25 and further cycles of mutation induction and selection is an option discussed.

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Towards the development of a Cavendish banana resistant to race 4 of fusarium wilt: gamma irradiation of micropropagated Dwarf Parfitt (Musa spp., AAA group, Cavendish subgroup)

Smith¹,

Hamill²,

Langdon³

et al. 2006

Aust. J. Exp. Agric.

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“…The response of the cultivars was ranked against the industry standard for banana production in soils infested with race 1 (cv. Williams, Pegg et al 1996).…”

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A foliar rating system for comparing the resistance of banana cultivars grown as tissue-cultured plantlets in the laboratory to Fusarium wilt

Nasir

Pittaway²,

Pegg

et al. 2003

Austral. Plant Pathol.

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Abstract. A foliar rating system was developed to assess the progress of Fusarium wilt (Panama disease) caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense in seven banana cultivars differing in their resistance to race 1 of the pathogen. Plantlets were transplanted into unamended soil naturally infested with the pathogen, soil amended with urea and soil amended with aged chicken manure. A corm invasion score was also developed to assess the accuracy of the foliar symptom score as an indicator of cultivar resistance. On the basis of foliar symptom scores alone, the response of five of the seven cultivars in the chicken manure treatment corresponded to their known field response. However, the response of the other two cultivars, both susceptible to the pathogen in the field, fell into two categories. One had a high foliar symptom score and a correspondingly high corm invasion score, whereas the other had a low foliar symptom score and a high corm invasion score. Breeders need to be aware of the two categories of susceptible response, if inferior breeding material is to be rejected early on in a breeding program.A P 0 3 0 6 5 F o l i a r r a t i n g s y s t e m f o r r e s i s t a n c e t o b a n a n a F u s a r i u m w i l t N . N a s i r e t a l .

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“…Over time, three physiological races of Foc have been identified in banana: race 1 that caused the epidemics on 'Gros Michel' (AAA), race 2 that affects 'Bluggoe' (ABB) and other cooking bananas, and race 4 that affects all cultivars susceptible to races 1 and 2 as well as cultivars from the Cavendish subgroup (AAA), plantains and many other genotypes (Su et al, 1986). Before 1990, isolates classified as race 4 only caused serious losses in Cavendish genotypes in subtropical regions of Australia, the Canary Islands and Taiwan (Su et al, 1986;Pegg et al, 1996). However, since then, a new variant, which infects Cavendish cultivars in the tropics, has been identified in South Asia (Ploetz, 2006).…”

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A Detection Method for Tropical Race 4 of the Banana Pathogen Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Cubense

Waalwijk¹,

Rodriguez

Buddenhagen³

et al. 2011

Acta Hortic.

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Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) is the causal agent of Fusarium wilt, the devastating disease that ruined the 'Gros Michel' (AAA)-based banana production in the first half of the 20 th century. The occurrence of a new variant in Southeast Asia that overcomes the resistance in Cavendish clones such as 'Grand Naine' (AAA) is a major concern to current banana production worldwide. The threat posed by this new variant, called tropical race 4 (TR4), may be overcome by the introduction of resistant cultivars. However, the identification of new resistant sources or breeding for resistance is a long-term effort. Currently, the only option to control the disease is to avoid or reduce the spread of the pathogen by eradication of infected plants and isolation of infested plantations. This requires sensitive and highly specific diagnostics that enable early detection of the pathogen. A two-locus database of DNA sequences, from over 800 different isolates from multiple formae speciales of F. oxysporum, was used to develop a molecular diagnostic tool that specifically detects isolates from the vegetative compatibility group (VCG) 01213, which encompasses the Foc TR4 genotype. This diagnostic tool was able to detect all Foc TR4 isolates tested, while none of the Foc isolates from 19 VCGs other than 01213 showed any reaction. In addition, the developed diagnostic tool was able to detect Foc TR4 when using DNA samples from different tissues of 'Grand Naine' plants inoculated with TR4 isolates.

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Fusarium wilt of banana in Australia: a review

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Towards the development of a Cavendish banana resistant to race 4 of fusarium wilt: gamma irradiation of micropropagated Dwarf Parfitt (Musa spp., AAA group, Cavendish subgroup)

Towards the development of a Cavendish banana resistant to race 4 of fusarium wilt: gamma irradiation of micropropagated Dwarf Parfitt (Musa spp., AAA group, Cavendish subgroup)

A foliar rating system for comparing the resistance of banana cultivars grown as tissue-cultured plantlets in the laboratory to Fusarium wilt

A Detection Method for Tropical Race 4 of the Banana Pathogen Fusarium Oxysporum F. Sp. Cubense

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