Banana production is affected by several pests and diseases, of which Fusarium wilt, caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc), is notable. Despite the different control measures and management used to contain Fusarium wilt, the development of resistant cultivars has been the best approach to combating this disease. This study explores a biotechnological approach with the potential to induce somaclonal variation using...

The prolonged impact over the Tinto River estuary by both the significant pollution by acid mine drainage (AMD) affecting this river and the polluted releases from phosphogypsum (PG) piles has led to the severe environmental degradation of this ecosystem. The aim of this work was to assess the current environmental quality of the Tinto River estuary through the study of the spatial distribution of metal(loid)s and natural radi...

Aim Understanding the factors determining marine community variations is important for biogeography and conservation. Beta diversity is a metric for mapping species composition variations between communities and regionalizing biota. Ecoregions are commonly used for regionalization, but their empirical testing has been limited. Our aim is to map marine species composition variations in the Western Atlantic, identify variables r...