Tomato gene may fend banana against formidable fungus

Gert Kema

Bioint Moleculair Phytopathology

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Having shown in a PNAS article that the fungus Cladosporium fulvum, which causes leaf blight in tomato plants, is closely related to Mycosphaerella fijiensis, which causes a leaf spot disease in bananas, scientists from Wageningen University in the Netherlands speculate that the Cf resistance gene of the tomato could provide protection to the defenceless Cavendish banana (Source: http://www.wageningenuniversity.nl/uk/newsagenda/archive/news/2010/Tomato_gene_may_fend_banana_against_formidable_fungus.htm)

Period	8 Apr 2010

Media coverage

Title	Tomato gene may fend banana against formidable fungus
Degree of recognition	International
Media name/outlet	resource.wur.nl
Duration/Length/Size	Wageningen, The Netherlands
Date	8/04/10
Producer/Author	A. Sikkema
URL	https://resource.wur.nl/en/show/Tomato-gene-may-fend-banana-against-formidable-fungus.htm
Persons	Gert Kema

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