Noun
Panama disease (uncountable)
A disease of the roots of banana plants, caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.
According to current sources, a deadly form of Panama disease is infecting Cavendish. Source: Internet
In addition to the dramatic drop in banana exports caused by the depression, the fruit industry was further threatened by the outbreak in 1935 of epidemics of Panama disease (a debilitating fungus) and sigatoka (leaf blight) in the banana-producing areas. Source: Internet
After it wiped out plantations in Costa Rica, Panama disease followed United Fruit to Guatemala. Source: Internet
Even though it is no longer viable for large scale cultivation, Gros Michel is not extinct and is still grown in areas where Panama disease is not found. Source: Internet
Tropical race 4 Tropical race 4 (TR4) is a reinvigorated strain of Panama disease first discovered in 1993. Source: Internet