Occurrence of Nigrospora spp. as the predominant causal agents of leaf spot disease in Cavendish banana in banana plantations in Mindanao Island, Philippines
Shunsuke Nozawa, Yui Harada, Yoshiki Takata, Keiko Uchida, Mike Andre C. Malonzo, Reynaldo R. Valle, Sherman M. Chavez, Aniway F. Penalosa, Kyoko Watanabe
The paper identifies Nigrospora spp. as the main causal agents of leaf spot disease in Cavendish bananas in Mindanao, Philippines, contradicting previous assumptions about Black sigatoka disease.
Scientific Reports · Mar 8, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology