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Agriculture · Q236

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 236

Q236

Panama wilt is a disease of

A.
Apple
B.
Mango
C.
Pineapple
D.
Banana
Answer

Answer: Option D

Solution

Answer: Option D
Solution:
Panama wilt is a disease of Bananas.
Panama disease, also called banana wilt, is a devastating disease of bananas caused by the soil-inhabiting fungus species Fusarium oxysporum forma specialis cubense.
A form of fusarium wilt, Panama disease is widespread throughout the tropics and can be found wherever susceptible banana cultivars are grown.