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FAO. 2019. Banana Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4: A mounting threat to global banana markets? p.13-20 in FAO. 2019 Food Outlook - Biannual Report on Global Food Markets – November 2019. Rome
FAO. 2016. Combatting Fusarium Wilt Disease of Banana
FAO. Note from the FCC-EMPRES for animal health, plant protection and food safety.
Webinar: Increased threat of Fusarium Wilt disease on banana and the global programme on prevention
FAO’s Technical Manual Prevention and diagnostic of Fusarium Wilt (Panama disease) of banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4) (2014): http://www.fao.org/3/a-br126e.pdf
Food Chain Crisis: http://www.fao.org/food-chain-crisis/how-we-work/plant-protection/banana-fusarium-wilt/en/
Fyffes. TR4 Questions & Answers
GLOBALG.A.P. Add-On TR4 Biosecurity (English)
GLOBALG.A.P. Bioseguridad R4T Add-On para Bananas (Español)
Africa
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Africa Soil Health Consortium. 2016. Banana Crop pests and diseases
Workshop Report. 2014. Stellenbosch Declaration on addressing the threat of Fusariumoxysporum f. sp. cubensetropical race 4 (Foc TR4) to banana production in Africa
Gang, G., Bizun, W., Weihong, M., Xiaofen, L., Xiaolin, Y., Chaohua, Z., Jianhong, M., Huicai, Z. 2013. Biocontrol of Fusarium wilt of banana: Key influence factors and strategies
Gutiérrez González, G., 2013. Technical Guide for the Production of Export Bananas in Sudan
Ssebunya, B., 2011. African Organic Agriculture Training Manual. Pest, disease and weed management
Asia and Pacific
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Australian Bananas issue 45 - Spring 2015. Testing times. New phase for TR4 response
Hermanto, C., Sutanto, A., Jumjunidang, Edison Hs, Daniells, J.W., O’Neil, W., Sinohin, V.G., Molina, A.B., Taylor, P. 2011. Incidence and Distribution of Fusarium Wilt Disease of Banana in Indonesia
Plant Health Australia. Fact Sheet Panama Disease, Tropical Race 4
Queensland Government. Panama disease Tropical Race 4 Grower Kit
Queensland Government. 2016. Panama disease tropical race 4 Disinfectant Trial Research Update
Latin America and Caribbean
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Fundación Hondureña de Investigación Agricola (FHIA) Departamento de Protección Vegetal. FHIA Informa - Septiembre 2015. El Mal de Panamá Raza 4 Tropical:enemigo del banano que debemos evitar
OIRSA, SAGARPA-SENASICA. 2015. Plan de acción de América Latina y el Caribe para la prevención y preparación contra el mal de Panamá
Pérez Vicente, L.; Dita, M.; Martinez De La Parte, E. 2014. Technical Manual: Prevention and diagnostic of Fusarium Wilt (Panama disease) of banana caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4)
Agencia Ecuatoriana de Aseguramiento de la Calidad del Agro-AGROCALIDAD. 2013. Plan Nacional de Contingencia para Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc R4T)
FAO Subregional Office for the Caribbean. 2013. Battling Black Sigatoka Disease in the banana industry
Pocasangre, L.E.; Ploetz, R.C.; Molina, A.B.; Perez Vicente, L. 2011. Raising Awareness of the Threat of Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 in Latin America and the Caribbean
Bioversity International. 2011. Recommendations to prevent the entrance of quarantine plant diseases of major economic importance for banana and pineapple
Caribbean Plant Health Directors (CPHD). Brochure Fusarium Wilt of Bananas and Plantains - Tropical Race 4
SAGARPA-SENASICA. Ficha Técnica Mal de Panamá (Panama disease of banana) (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense raza 4)
Fusarium TR4 Task Force Library
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