MustGrow Reports 100% Control of Banana Disease at Economic Rates; Advancing to Field Trials in Colombia
Fusarium wilt TR4 (previously referred to as the Panama Disease) is a devastating pathogen ravaging the $25 billion global banana industry .
- Fusarium wilt TR4 (previously referred to as the Panama Disease) is a devastating pathogen ravaging the $25 billion global banana industry .
- 100% control was achieved at economic rates as low as 5 gal/acre (49 L/ha) within a 3 day testing period.
- Additionally, MustGrow believes its work in Colombia will serve as a beachhead to expand into other leading banana producing countries.
- Fusarium wilt TR4 is the world's most destructive banana disease, affecting particularly Cavendish bananas, which comprise half of global banana production.