Sigatoka

You may not have heard of black Sigatoka, an airborne fungus that devastates banana trees.

Day of the Dandelion Peter Pringle 2007

Speaking of bananas, the Guardian recently published an article about the risk that bananas may not survive a current attack from two diseases, Panama disease and black Sigatoka, which apparently cannot be fought off.

Weekend Herb Blogging #68 Haalo 2007

Panama disease and black Sigatoka are cutting through banana plantations.

The Speculist: Going Bananas 2007

Snopes has the scoop -- the parasite (Sigatoka) does exist, but the imminent threat is more hype than fact.

Boing Boing: June 27, 2004 - July 3, 2004 Archives 2004

And now a powerful plant pathogen, the Black Sigatoka fungus, has appeared on the scene, attacking the Cavendish stock around the world.

Boing Boing: July 20, 2003 - July 26, 2003 Archives 2003

The genetic uniformity among Cavendish bananas has made them helpless to fight Black Sigatoka.

Boing Boing: July 20, 2003 - July 26, 2003 Archives 2003

Bananas are susceptible to diseases such as Sigatoka that necessitate efficient, costly spraying.

Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000

Disease control, particularly of Black Sigatoka, proved very difficult; this disease arrived in June 1979 and spread due to lack of spraying.

Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000

Black Sigatoka had caused extensive damage to most farms.

Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000

When other attacks followed in 1932 and both Sigatoka and Panama disease spread in the plantations, Standard began to abandon Nicaragua.

Strategic Management in Developing Countries Case Studies James E. Austin 2000