panama disease — noun Usage: usually capitalized P Etymology: so called from its first occurrence in banana plantations of Panama : a destructive vascular disease of the banana caused by a fungus (Fusarium oxysporum cubense) and characterized by wilting and… … Useful english dictionary
Panama disease — ▪ plant disease also called Banana Wilt, a devastating disease caused by the soil inhabiting fungus species Fusarium oxysporum variety cubense, which is widespread in Asia, Africa, Australia, the Pacific Islands, the Caribbean, Central… … Universalium
Panama (disambiguation) — Panama (or Panamá) is a republic in Central America. The name may also refer to the following:Geography and places;Nation of Panama *Isthmus of Panama, the isthmus on which the country is located *Panama Canal, a famous canal through the isthmus… … Wikipedia
Banana production in Belize — formerly known as British Honduras began in the late nineteenth century when it was a colony, when the American and British investors first established plantations. cite web|author=Merrill, Tim|url=http://countrystudies.us/belize/54.htm|title=Be … Wikipedia
Banana production in Côte d'Ivoire — Banana production in Côte d Ivoire, as in most of Africa, is primarily for local consumption and consists of crops of dessert bananas and cooking bananas grown on open plantations and as intermittent crops from sea level to elevations of 2000… … Wikipedia
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Banana production in the Caribbean — The Banana industry in the Caribbean is widely spread to each island. Bananas are cultivated by both small farmers and large land holders. The plant is perennial and is planted either in pure stands or in mixed cultivation as it is in Jamaica.… … Wikipedia
banana wilt — noun : panama disease … Useful english dictionary
Banana production in Panama — has traditionally played an important role in the Panamanian economy since around the turn of the twentieth century.Bananas were the leading export item, and in 1985 accounted for 23 percent (US$78 million) of total exports. cite… … Wikipedia
plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… … Universalium
Goldfinger banana — Musa FHIA 01 Goldfinger Details Hybrid parentage Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana hybrid, Musa (AAB) Prata anã × SH 3142[1] … Wikipedia