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Researchers discovered a previously unknown gene in a wild banana that may help save the popular fruit from Fusarium wilt, a destructive global disease affecting Cavendish bananas.

A new genetic discovery could help prevent the extinction of the globally dominant Cavendish banana variety, which is threatened by a disease called Fusarium wilt.

Researchers are investigating a devastating coffee wilt disease that affects coffee crops globally, caused by the fungus Fusarium xylarioides, which has severe implications for coffee production and supply.