Searching for a solution for sigatoka
Submitted on 27 December 2013 - 10:37pm
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Bananas and plantains are a staple in the Puerto Rican and many other tropical countries' diets. These crops are affected by the sigatoka, a disease caused by two species of fungus (Mycosphaerella musicola and Mycosphaerella fijiensis) that slowly kill these plants.
Scientists in Puerto Rico and their colleagues have been studying different species of bananas and plantains and their resistance to this disease.The original version of this article is in Spanish. You can read it by clicking on ESPAÑOL at the top right of your screen. You may also contact our editor Mónica Feliú-Mójer.