The extent of Panama TR4 in the Tully Valley
Extract from the 2021 Panama TR4 Epidemiological Review.
With a high number of detections of Panama TR4 in one area, the disease's progress curve is in, or approaching, the exponential phase. This indicates that inoculum levels are high, and disease development and spread is irreversible. It is believed that physical soil conditions, such as waterlogging, have caused significant plant stress and predisposed the plants to infection in some areas.
Read this extract of the 2021 Panama TR4 Epidemiological Review.
Read a statement in response to the Review from the Chair of the Program Management Board.