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Global Perspectives on Kava: A Narrative Systematic Review of the Health Effects, Economic and Social Impacts and Policy Considerations

Drug and Alcohol Review, Volume 44, Issue 6, Page 1601-1640, September 2025.
ABSTRACT Introduction Kava is a plant‐based drug central to many Pacific Island cultures, yet its physiological and psychological effects remain contested and poorly understood. Additionally, the broader social, economic, and policy consequences of kava trade and consumption are unclear.
George Economidis, Michelle Lynch, Sophia Taylor, Winifred Asare‐Doku, Georgina Macpherson, Louisa Degenhardt, Michael Farrell, Thomas Santo Jr   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

QCAV‐4, the first genetically modified Cavendish (cv. Grand Nain) banana resistant to Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 approved for commercial production and consumption

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 23, Issue 9, Page 3628-3637, September 2025.
Summary Bananas (Musa spp.) are a major fruit crop worldwide, with the Cavendish cultivar dominating the export industries, which are based primarily in the Americas and the Philippines. The sustainability of banana production in these, and other regions, is under threat from the fungal disease Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4) which kills Cavendish ...
Robert Harding, Jean‐Yves Paul, Anthony James, Mark Smith, Jennifer Kleidon, Upendra Shekhawat, Amba Phillips, Dawit Kidanemariam, Abigail Dawit, James Dale   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Optimizing Pathogen Control through Mixed Cocoa–Plantain Agroecosystems in the Ecuadorian Coastal Region

Agronomy
Mixed production systems play a vital role in the economic sustainability and ecological balance of agroecosystems. Cocoa and plantain are key crops in Ecuador but face phytosanitary challenges, like witches’ broom and black sigatoka diseases, especially
Roy Vera-Velez, Raul Ramos-Veintimilla, Jorge Grijalva-Olmedo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

BananaSqueezeNet: A very fast, lightweight convolutional neural network for the diagnosis of three prominent banana leaf diseases

Smart Agricultural Technology, 2023
All over the world, bananas are one of the most common fruits. It accounts for nearly 16% of global fruit production. However, every year, a large amount of banana yield losses occur due to different diseases of the banana leaf.
Md. Abdullahil Baki Bhuiyan, Hasan Muhammad Abdullah, Shifat E. Arman, Sayed Saminur Rahman, Kaies Al Mahmud   +4 more
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Field selection of elite events of East African highland bananas expressing elevated levels of pro‐vitamin A

Plant Biotechnology Journal, Volume 23, Issue 9, Page 3713-3726, September 2025.
Summary Biofortification of staple crops is a sustainable strategy to deliver essential micronutrients to impoverished populations in developing countries. Banana is a highly valued crop consumed by over 75% of Ugandans. However, the starchy green cooking bananas have very low levels of pro‐vitamin A (PVA) and heavy dietary reliance on them has been ...
Stephen Buah, Jimmy Moses Tindamanyire, Priver Namanya, Jerome Kubiriba, Geoffrey Arinaitwe, Jean‐Yves Paul, Robert Harding, James Dale, Wilberforce Tushemereirwe   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of foliar diseases using image processing techniques

Revista Ceres
This paper presents the development of a methodology to detect the percentage of affected area of Phytophthora infestans disease in tomato plants, using digital image processing techniques to extract the regions of interest with color analysis, where the
Leidy Esperanza Pamplona Beron, Andrés Felipe Calvo Salcedo, Arley Bejarano Martínez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Workshop 3: Pests and diseases in bananas - projecting the effects of climate change. [PDF]

, 2012
Over several decades, ProMusa has addressed important disease threats such as black leaf streak (black Sigatoka), Fusarium wilt, banana streak viruses and Banana bunchy top ...
RODRIGUEZ, M. A. D., STAVER, C., VICENTE, L. P.   +2 more
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Environmental Requirements for Germination and Appressorium Formation of Ascospores and Conidia of Phyllosticta citricarpa, the Causal Agent of Citrus Black Spot

Plant Pathology, Volume 74, Issue 7, Page 2108-2120, September 2025.
Cardinal temperatures for both Phyllosticta citricarpa spore germination were estimated as ~10ºC (minimum) and ~40ºC (maximum), and the optimum temperatures were ~30ºC for ascospores and ~24ºC for conidia. ABSTRACT Phyllosticta citricarpa produces ascospores and conidia that infect citrus tissues and cause citrus black spot (CBS).
Leonardo Aparecido Brandão, Lorraine Binatti Durães, Rafaele Regina Moreira, Lilian Amorim, Geraldo José Silva‐Junior   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of Dataset Scalability for Classification of Black Sigatoka in Banana Crops Using UAV-Based Multispectral Images and Deep Learning Techniques

Drones
This paper presents an evaluation of different convolutional neural network (CNN) architectures using false-colour images obtained by multispectral sensors on drones for the detection of Black Sigatoka in banana crops.
Rafael Linero-Ramos, Carlos Parra-Rodríguez, Alexander Espinosa-Valdez, Jorge Gómez-Rojas, Mario Gongora   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Deviation From the Regression of Yield on Nitrogen Fertiliser Rate as a Tool for Detecting Fraud in Organic Banana Production

Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Volume 188, Issue 4, Page 604-615, August 2025.
ABSTRACT Background and aims Bananas are demanding in nitrogen (N) input; therefore, there is a temptation for organic farmers for using synthetic N fertilisers, which are not allowed under organic standards. The aim of our study was to develop a tool that identifies high banana yields obtained with suspiciously low organic N input.
Albrecht Benzing, Hans‐Peter Piepho, Ryan Orr, Juan‐Carlos Ullauri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source