Fusarium wilt of banana in the background, on susceptible variety Gran naine. Bioversity International is hands on in helping the small Cavendish growers in Davao City, Philippines by partnering with them in research on the field evaluation of resistant varieties and sharing with them science based information for the integrated management of Foc TR4.
Bioversity International works with small Cavendish growers as well as big companies in addressing a the dreaded disease – Fusarium Wilt TR4, affecting not only banana farmers in the Philippines and Asia but the world over. Resistant banana varieties are being studied for their use to alleviate the problem. (In photo: Researchers of DOLE-STANFILCO, Lapanday Food Corporation and DA-Bureau of Plant Industry in the middle of a 9ha farm planted with GCTCV 219 at Calinan, Davao City)
Bioversity with DA-RFU XI, Bureau of Plant Industry and DA-BAR project donors visiting the commercial farms in Davao City adopting the use of the Foc resistant somaclones GCTCV 218 and GCTCV 219 in their Cavendish plantations to manage Foc TR4.
Gus Molina, Emily Fabregar, Noel Perpetua, Benny Corcolon, Lorna Herradura, Susan Razo and Vida Grace Sinohin A.MOLINA@cgiar.org Dr. Agustin Molina, Senior Scientist and Regional Coordinator for Asia and the Pacific of Bioversity International, presenting a keynote paper entitled, “The use of resistant varieties in an integrated management of epidemics of Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 […]
