Privat Ndayihanzamaso, Diane Mostert, Megan Ceris Matthews, George Mahuku, Kennedy Jomanga, Happyness Justine Mpanda, Hassan Mduma, Allan Brown, Brigitte Uwimana, Rony Swennen, Robooni Tumuhimbise, Altus Viljoen
Fusarium wilt, caused by the soil-borne fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc) race 1, is a major disease of bananas in East Africa. Triploid East African Highland (Matooke) bananas are resistant to Foc race 1, but the response of diploid (Mchare and Muraru) bananas to the fungus is largely unknown. A breeding project was initiated in 2014 to increase crop yield and improve disease and pest resistance of diploid and triploid East African Highland bananas. In this study, eight Mchare cultivars were evaluated for resistance to Foc race 1 in the field in Arusha, Tanzania...
August 23, 2020: Plants (Basel, Switzerland)