Banana Cluster,to find a variety of bananas resistant or at least tolerant to
Fusarium race 4 are not only focused on the international arena in search of the import of plant material, but also within the country.
The Cavendish banana variety is threatened by the Fusarium Race 4. The national banana sector and the government are looking for alternatives with the importation of tolerant varieties such as Fomosana and Gal from Israel.
The search for these varieties outside and inside the country is against the clock, as the pest was already detected in
Colombia, in August 2019, and in
Peru last April. The Cluster is composed of the
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