The Dual Effect of Selenium Application in Reducing Fusarium Wilt Disease Incidence in Banana and Producing Se-Enriched Fruits.

Fusarium wilt disease severely constrains the global banana industry. The highly destructive disease is caused by f. sp.

Complete mitochondrial genome of banana skipper Evans (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae) and phylogenetic analysis.

(Evans, 1941) is a banana pest and is mainly distributed in Southeast Asia and the Pacific regions. The complete mitogenome of (GenBank accession number MW586888) is 15,987 bp in size, including 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNAs, 2 ribosomal RNAs genes, and a noncoding A + T-rich region. The A + T-rich region is located between and .

A Real-Time Fluorescent Reverse Transcription Quantitative PCR Assay for Rapid Detection of Genetic Markers' Expression Associated with Fusarium Wilt of Banana Biocontrol Activities in .

Fusarium wilt of banana, caused by f. sp. (), especially Tropical Race 4 (TR4), seriously threatens banana production worldwide.

Effects of Aphidius gifuensis Release on Insect Communities and Diversity in Tobacco Fields of Yunnan Province, China.

Background And Objectives: The biocontrol agent Aphidius gifuensis has widely been released and applied since 1997 to control Myzus persicae in tobacco fields of Yunnan Province, southwestern China, but its ecological effects on the local insect community and diversity have not been described. Biological control agents may effect a diversity of organisms as well as the target for control but such trophic cascades have seldom been studied. This study aimed to explore the effects of A.

New Geographical Insights of the Latest Expansion of f.sp. Tropical Race 4 Into the Greater Mekong Subregion.

Banana is the most popular and most exported fruit and also a major food crop for millions of people around the world. Despite its importance and the presence of serious disease threats, research into this crop is limited. One of those is Panama disease or Fusarium wilt.