Panama disease: an old nemesis rears its ugly head: Part 1. The beginnings of the banana export trades.

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Introduction to Fungi (2012, background): “'Cavendish' is now the banana that Americans and Europeans consume, but a new strain of the Panama disease pathogen began killing 'Cavendish' in Malaysia in 1985 and scientists are concerned that this strain will begin to spread (Ploetz, 2005).”
Panama Disease: An Old Nemesis Rears its Ugly: Head Part 2. The Cavendish Era and Beyond (2006, background): “If TR4 were to spread outside its current limited range, its potential impact would be greater than that caused by race 1 during the Gros Michel era (31).”
Fusarium wilt of banana: biology, epidemiology and management (2015, background): “Foc tropical race 4 is mostly restricted to tropical Asia and northern Australia, while Foc subtropical race 4 strains are mostly present in the subtropical countries like South Africa, Australia, Taiwan and the Canary Islands.”