QUT reveals Panama disease-resistant bananas

Updated November 16 2017 - 10:55am, first published November 14 2017 - 10:41pm
PANAMA RESISTANT: Distinguished Professor James Dale, from QUT’s Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities.
PANAMA RESISTANT: Distinguished Professor James Dale, from QUT’s Centre for Tropical Crops and Biocommodities.

RESEARCHERS have developed and grown modified Cavendish bananas resistant to the devastating soil-borne fungus Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4), also known as Panama disease.

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