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The MUSA project aims to enhance the sustainability of banana and ensete crops affected by pests and diseases through integrated pest management using beneficial microorganisms. It focuses on developing resistant plant varieties and understanding plant responses to biotic stresses.
Nematodes and weevils of banana with Panama disease globally affect food security, causing yearly crop losses for many billion € in Canary Islands, Caribbean and Africa.
These threats concomitantly affect crops in tropical and sub-tropical systems.
In regions such as Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) millions of farmers rely on cooking banana, plantain and ensete as starch staple food crops and for income.
Pesticides no longer represent a sustainable option for control, and many have been progressively…
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Italy, Larino Cb
Type: SME
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: Yes
Spain, Alicante
Type: University / higher education
Activity type: Higher or Secondary Education Establishments
SME: No
Spain, Santa Cruz De Tenerife
Type: SME
Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
SME: Yes
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