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Hope for global banana farming in genetic discovery
February 19, 2026
BRISBANE, Australia, Feb. 19 -- The University of Queensland posted the following news:

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Hope for global banana farming in genetic discovery

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Key points

* Also known as Panama disease, Fusarium wilt threatens farmed Cavendish bananas worldwide.

* Researchers mapped resistance to Fusarium wilt Sub Tropical Race 4 to chromosome 5 in the Calcutta 4 wild banana.

* Identifying the source of natural . . .

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