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How to control fungal disease in banana plants

Diseased banana plants

Fusarium wilt is a fungal disease that leads the banana leaves to wilt and turns yellow around the margins. The disease is said to have spread globally in the 20th century. It is the most destructive banana disease that is a threat to the production and export of banana fruit.

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