[DOC] [TLE] Black Sigatoka, an Important Disease of Banana [PAR] The latter factors, however, have made it difficult to improve this crop by breeding. 
... Black Sigatoka, which is also known as black leaf streak, causes significant ... 
Dr. Jonathan Crane, Extension Tropical Fruit Crops Specialist for the ... and 
environmental factors that are known to affect infection and disease development
. [DOC] [TLE] HS10/MG040: Banana Growing in the Florida Home Landscape [PAR] The two groups of plantains, French and Horn, produce fewer fruit per plant than 
... source in parts of Africa, southern India, and throughout tropical America. ... 
Bananas have been grown in scattered locations throughout Florida since .... 
Panama disease is a fungal disease that attacks the banana roots and ..... 
Potassium. [DOC] [TLE] Banana - Wikipedia [PAR] Cavendish cultivars are resistant to the Panama Disease but in 2013 there were 
fears that the Black Sigatoka fungus would in turn make Cavendish bananas... [DOC] [TLE] Will Bananas Be Extinct in Ten Years? : snopes.com [PAR] There are several hundred different varieties of the fruit, and the reported ... This 
soil-borne fungus attacks roots and cannot be controlled by fungicides; ... variety 
of banana, was wiped out by another strain of Panama Disease. ... They are also 
rich in potassium (more than 400 mg per banana) and are a great source of fiber. [DOC] [TLE] Banana [PAR] As it opens, it is seen that the slim, nectar-rich, tubular, toothed, white flowers are 
clustered in whorled double rows along the floral stalk, .... In: K. and J. Morton, 
Fifty Tropical Fruits of Nassau, 1946. ... The Cavendish subgroup includes 
several important bananas: ... It is resistant to Panama disease but prone to 
Sigatoka. [DOC] [TLE] Patent WO2009077613A1 - Treatment of banana and potato plants ... [PAR] Jun 25, 2009 ... The less dangerous Yellow Sigatoka disease occurs in banana plantations for 
several decades now. ... the disease also attacks the plantain fruit that constitutes 
the diet of the ... In WO 2005/074687 an antifungal composition containing ... In 
US 4,148,891 an anti-fungal composition comprising natamycin,... [DOC] [TLE] PlantVillage | Banana: Diseases and Pests, Description, Uses ... [PAR] The plant is tall, tropical and tree-like with a sturdy main pseudostem (not a true 
stem as it ... Banana plants grow optimally at 27C (98.6F) and require a deep 
soil, rich in ... Maidenheads have a large pseudostem which does not produce 
fruit. .... Panama disease (Fusarium wilt) Fungus Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. 
cubense. [DOC] [TLE] Sequencing of fungal disease genomes may help prevent banana ... [PAR] Aug 11, 2016 ... Sequencing of fungal disease genomes may help prevent banana armageddon 
... how a group of three closely related fungal pathogens have evolved into ... The 
Sigatoka disease complex is a cluster of three closely related .... For years, 
Panama disease has attacked banana plantations in Southeast Asia. [DOC] [TLE] Current Status of Moko Disease and Black Sigatoka in Latin America ... [PAR] The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)  a member of the CGIAR 
..... The disease was estimated to have eliminated plantain and banana ... Mexico
, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad, and Venezuela. ..... Severe 
infections of black sigatoka also markedly affect fruit physiology, causing 
premature. [DOC] [TLE] Banana cropping | Paraquat herbicide for non-selective weed ... [PAR] Bananas are rich in carbohydrate, potassium and vitamins, including A, C, and 
B6. ... countries and are a staple food of more than 400 million people living in 
the tropics. .... After pollination banana fruit set at the base of the female flowers, 
clustered in .... Fungal diseases include Panama disease (Fusarium oxysporum f. 
sp. [DOC] [TLE] Banana Growing in the Florida Home Landscape Pages 1 - 13 - Text ... [PAR] Oct 15, 2015 ... Jonathan H. Crane, Professor and Tropical Fruit Crops Specialist, Tropical 
Research ... Plantains have similar roots may extend 5 ft (1.5 m) deep and 16 ft (
4.9 .... Sigatoka In south Florida, March, April and May are the disease is ... 5 
Panama

Question: Fungus diseases that attack this potassium-rich tropical fruit include Panama & Sigatoka
Answer: the banana