AUS – Banana industry looks to GM solutions

Banana industry battling Panama disease as a GM solution emerges
ABC Radio National, Breakfast – 03 September 2026
The Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4) has spread to an eleventh banana farm. The soil-borne fungus is widely considered one of the world’s most devastating banana diseases as it can stay in the soil for decades. QUT researchers have developed this approved genetically modified disease resistant plant. How do the growers view that particular option?See also:&