Fusarium spp.
stems are cut. In banana, whole plantations may die, and the soil may not be suitable for planting for many years subsequently. F. graminearum/Gibberella [...] causes foot and/or root rot of the infected host plant, and the disease may manifest as wilting, stunting and chlorosis or lesions on the stem and/or leaves [...] tools and machinery. Primary infection is either seed-borne or takes place as infection of the roots at the root tip, or in small wounds, for example