A fungus threatens banana cultivation around the world - Agricultural World. Fusarium Tropical 4 (Tr4)), is a soil pathogen that is invading banana plantations.
Banana is one of the most exported fresh fruit in the world with an annual production volume of around 50 million tonnes for a revenue of 10 billion dollars per year. Trade in this fruit is growing strongly in the major exporting countries of Ecuador and the Philippines with a significant increase in demand for imports, particularly from China and the European Union (EU)