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Date Time QUT Panama disease breakthrough sparks US funding QUT researcher Distinguished Professor James Dale and his team have successfully developed a line of Cavendish bananas resistant to Panama disease tropical race 4 (TR4). The development of the TR4 resistant line has led to a multi-million-dollar partnership with US-based international fresh fruit and vegetable leader, Fresh Del Monte. Professor Dale said the funding would enable his research team to build on this breakthrough research by using gene-editing CRISPR (Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) technology to now create a non-genetically modified variety of Cavendish, also resistant to TR4. “While our success in developing a disease-resistant genetically modified line of Cavendish is a world-first achievement, this funding will enable us to develop the next generation of TR4 resistant Cavendish bananas,” Professor Dale said.

Northern territoryUnited statesCosta ricaJames daleGros michelAnthony di pietroHans sauterAgricultural services for fresh del monteCentre for agricultureAustralian banana research pty ltdManna premier groupDistinguished professor james daleFresh delChief sustainability officerSenior vice presidentAgricultural services