With fusarium wilt threatening to wipe out banana plantations in Mindanao in southern Philippines, the Department of Agriculture-Region 11 (DA-11) will start deploying plant pathologists to help beef up control measures against the banana killer disease.

Ma. Febe Orbe, DA-11 assistant regional director, has said at least 10 plant pathologists will be fielded in major banana-producing provinces to conduct trainings on fusarium wilt management.

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