Incidence, Spatial Pattern and Temporal Progress of Fusarium Wilt of Banana (2022)

Effective management of Fusarium wilt of banana (FWB) depends on knowledge of disease dynamics in time and space. The objectives of this work were: to estimate the intensity and impact of the disease, and to investigate the spatial and temporal dynamics of FWB. Fields planted with Silk (n = 10), Pome (n = 17) or Cavendish (n = 3) banana subgroups were evaluated in Brazil, for a total of 95 ha. In each field, all plants were visually assessed and diseased plants were geo-referenced.