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Instant Insights: Understanding and tackling Fusarium wilt of banana

Code: 9781835452608
Publication Date: 24/06/2025

Contributions by: Dan Koeppel, Independent Journalist and Researcher, USA; Einar Martínez de la Parte, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands and Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal (INISAV), Cuba; and Luis Pérez-Vicente, Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal (INISAV), Cuba; Fernando García-Bastidas, KeyGene B.V., The Netherlands; André Drenth, The University of Queensland, Australia; and Gert H. J. Kema, Wageningen University, The Netherlands; Eli Khayat, Rahan Meristem (1998) LTD., Israel; Edson Perito Amorim, Vanusia Batista de Oliveira Amorim, Manassés dos Santos Silva, Fernando Haddad, Claudia Fortes Ferreira and Janay Almeida dos Santos Serejo, Embrapa, Brazil

Description

This book features five peer-reviewed reviews on understanding and tackling Fusarium wilt in global banana production.

The first chapter examines the way in which monoculture has affected the banana industry and discusses the available banana varieties, the advent of the Cavendish variety and the need to develop new banana varieties.

The second chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the history, epidemiology and management of F. oxysporum forma specialis cubense Race 1 and 2 – the fungus which causes Fusarium wilt of banana.

The third chapter documents the spread of Tropical Race 4 throughout the major Cavendish banana-producing regions of the world and highlights the importance of breeding for resistance to diversify the banana crop for the export trade.

The fourth chapter reviews the potential of particular breeding technologies, such as genetic engineering and induced mutagenesis, to improve the performance of Cavendish cultivars and overcome current biological and environmental challenges.

The final chapter considers the challenges associated with developing hybrid banana varieties with improved properties and uses insights from Embrapa’s banana breeding programme in Brazil to highlight these challenges and how they could possibly be mitigated.

Key Features

  • Discusses the impact of monoculture in the banana industry and its contribution to the spread of Fusarium wilt
  • Highlights the potential of key breeding technologies which can be used to improve resistance to Fusarium wilt of banana
  • Discusses the challenges associated with developing hybrid banana varieties

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Table of Contents

  • Chapter 1 - Understanding the banana industry: monoculture and beyond: Dan Koeppel, Independent Journalist and Researcher, USA;
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Banana varieties and the Cavendish monoculture
    • 3 The development of a banana monoculture
    • 4 The dynamics of the banana monoculture
    • 5 Post-war developments: business as usual?
    • 6 The Cavendish era
    • 7 Cavendish in crisis and a new paradigm
    • 8 The hunt for new varieties
    • 9 Future trends and conclusion
    • 10 Where to look for further information
  • Chapter 2 - Fusarium wilt of banana: impact, epidemiology and management of Fusarium wilt Race 1 and 2 [Ed. 4]: Einar Martínez de la Parte, Wageningen University and Research, The Netherlands and Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal (INISAV), Cuba; and Luis Pérez-Vicente, Instituto de Investigaciones de Sanidad Vegetal (INISAV), Cuba;
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Disease symptoms
    • 3 Pathogen characteristics
    • 4 Disease cycle and epidemiology
    • 5 Disease occurrence and impact
    • 6 Disease resistance: cultivar susceptibility and host resistance
    • 7 Management of the disease
    • 8 Conclusion and future trends
    • 9 Where to look for further information
    • 10 References
  • Chapter 3 - The past, present and future of Fusarium wilt of banana caused by Tropical Race 4 [Ed. 5]: Fernando García-Bastidas, KeyGene B.V., The Netherlands; André Drenth, The University of Queensland, Australia; and Gert H. J. Kema, Wageningen University, The Netherlands;
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Past: origins, spread and biology
    • 3 Present: detection, epidemiology and control
    • 4 Future: preventative/curative disease control and breeding
    • 5 Conclusion
    • 6 Where to look for further information
    • 7 Acknowledgements
    • 8 References
  • Chapter 4 - Targeted improvement of Cavendish clones: Eli Khayat, Rahan Meristem (1998) LTD., Israel;
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Genetic background of bananas and plantains
    • 3 In vitro mutagenesis: somaclonal variation
    • 4 Conclusion and future trends
    • 5 References
  • Chapter 5 - Developing hybrid banana varieties with improved properties: Edson Perito Amorim, Vanusia Batista de Oliveira Amorim, Manassés dos Santos Silva, Fernando Haddad, Claudia Fortes Ferreira and Janay Almeida dos Santos Serejo, Embrapa, Brazil;
    • 1 Introduction
    • 2 Released hybrids
    • 3 Seeds as the basis of the genetic improvement program of Embrapa
    • 4 Improved diploids and their importance in the improvement of Musa spp.
    • 5 Phenotyping for resistance to Fusarium wilt race 1
    • 6 The Embrapa breeding cycle
    • 7 Alternatives to breeding based on crosses
    • 8 Future trends and conclusion
    • 9 References

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