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PRO/PL> Panama disease TR4, banana – India: spread

Other Plant Disease -- IndiaTropical Race 4 (TR4) of Fusarium oxysporum cubense that is threatening banana crops globally has hit the plantations in India, the world's top producer of the fruit. The devastating disease surfaced in [the state of] Bihar in 2015 and had spread to Uttar Pradesh last year [2017] and now [2018] to Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, threatening heavy losses. However, details of total acreage affected were not available.Farm policymakers are expected to discuss control measure Read more [...]