Chromosomal Deletions Unlock Fusarium Wilt Resistance in Taiwan Bananas
Fusarium wilt has long threatened the global banana industry. Because most edible banana cultivars are sterile triploids, conventional breeding is difficult and often fails to deliver new cultivars acceptable to farmers and consumers. Throu...
Decoding Arabidopsis mRNA decay landscape shaped by XRN 5′-3′ exoribonucleases
Plant cells use a variety of exoribonucleases (XRNs) to remove mRNA processing remnants produced during mRNA maturation, or to clear damaged functional mRNA. Mining the substrates and products of XRNs can expand understanding of pre-mRNA pr...
Cultivar-specific markers, mutations, and chimerisim of Cavendish banana somaclonal variants resistant to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4
Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (Foc TR4) is a destructive soil-borne fungus threatening global banana production. The effective control of Foc using fungicides is not available. The Taiwan Banana Research Institute develo...