Fresh Del Monte Produce Partners with Queensland University of Technology on Banana Disease Resistance Project

February 17, 2021 Del Monte Produce Inc.

The partnership will help to identify new ways of growing bananas that are less susceptible to Tropical Race 4 (TR4), also known as Fusarium or Panama disease, and are more sustainable to our food supply.

Dole Unveils Integrated Strategy Against Banana Disease

August 6, 2020 Dole Food Company

Dole Food Company shared the company’s most recent update on its efforts to combat Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4), a plant disease that poses an existential threat to bananas, a major staple crop for much of the world.