Lady Finger are vulnerable to Black sigatoka and very susceptible to the Panama disease.
Panama disease is one of the most destructive plant diseases of modern times.
There are few effective options for managing Panama disease as fungicides are largely ineffective.
Much research is being undertaken because of the urgency in formulating effective control methods for Panama disease and breeding resistant banana cultivars.
This division was closed in the late 1930s as a result of 'Panama disease', a blight on the roots of the banana.
According to current sources, a deadly form of Panama disease is infecting Cavendish.
TR4 is a reinvigorated strain of Panama disease first discovered in 1993.
Panama disease is a plant disease of the roots of banana plants.
Only at the last minute, a new banana immune to Panama disease was found and adopted, the Cavendish.
They found that it was Panama disease, striking a banana variety that was supposed to be immune.