Rahan Meristem (1998) LTD and its Partner Banarica Report Success in Mitigating Panama Disease After Field Trials in the Philippines
Rahan Meristem, with the aid of our Colombian partner Mr. Luis Alberto Restrepo President of Banarica Colombia, developed Cavendish banana plants with apparent resistance to Panama disease TR4, reports the Scientific Director Dr. Eli Khayat.
- Rahan Meristem, with the aid of our Colombian partner Mr. Luis Alberto Restrepo President of Banarica Colombia, developed Cavendish banana plants with apparent resistance to Panama disease TR4, reports the Scientific Director Dr. Eli Khayat.
- These data corroborate the Companys earlier findings that its proprietary In-vitro mutagenesis technology is effective for creating novel traits.
- In addition to these disease-resistance data, Rahan has previously shown both an increase in banana fruit production and improvement in plant architecture.
- The data lead to the achievement of Rahan's R&D objective developing a "Cavendish" banana with resistance to fungal diseases.