Pathogenicity of organism associated with banana crown rot in two banana cultivars

Pathogenicity tests were conducted for ten organisms associated with crown rot of banana (CRB) in organic and integrated banana production systems in Costa Rica. Pathogenicity was tested on two banana cultivars. On cultivar 'Cavendish', the most aggressive fungi were Fusarium verticilloides, F. subglutinans, F. proliferatum and F. sacchari. On 'Gros Michel', the most aggressive were F. verticilloides, F. semitectum, F. sacchari, F. graminearum. Overall, 'Gros Michel' was more susceptible to these organisms than 'Cavendish'.Umana Rojas, G.; García Jiménez, J. (2011). Pathogenicity of organism associated with banana crown rot in two banana cultivars. Acta Horticulturae. 906:219-223. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.906.28S21922390