{"id":56391,"date":"2025-07-23T13:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T07:43:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=56391"},"modified":"2025-07-24T11:15:51","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T05:45:51","slug":"fusariosis-in-pineapple","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/fusariosis-in-pineapple\/","title":{"rendered":"Fusariosis in Pineapple"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Fusariosis in Pineapple Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indian researchers have identified a key gene in pineapple that may offer a strong, local solution against destructive fungal infection Fusariosis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Fusariosis in Pineapple<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fusariosis<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is caused by the aggressive <\/span><b>fungus<\/b> <b>Fusarium moniliforme and <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">one of the biggest threats to pineapple farming.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fungus <\/span><b>warps the plant\u2019s stem, blackens the leaves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and rots the fruit from the inside out. For farmers, this means heavy losses and unreliable harvests.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>\u00a0Highlights of the Research<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For years, traditional breeding techniques have struggled to keep up with the fast-evolving onslaught of such fungal foes.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientists have identified the gene behind <\/span><b>Somatic Embryogenesis Receptor Kinase<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (SERK) that can activate host defences against plant diseases.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focusing on the <\/span><b>AcSERK3 gene,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> part of the <\/span><b>pineapple\u2019s genetic code<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, known for helping plants both reproduce and survive stress, enhanced\u2014or &#8220;overexpressed&#8221; the gene in pineapple plants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This genetic tweak charged the plant\u2019s natural defences, allowing it to fight off the Fusarium fungus far more effectively than ordinary varieties.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about Pineapple<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merr.) is the most economically significant fruit of the Bromeliaceae family.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Required climatic conditions:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is mostly <\/span><b>grown at low elevations in areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a <\/span><b>temperature range of 15 to 30\u00baC.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>tolerant to drought<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because of the <\/span><b>special water storage cells.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Rain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can be grown with a wide range of rainfall from <\/span><b>600-2500 mm\/ annum,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the optimum being 1000-1500 mm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It can be grown in a <\/span><b>wide range of soils<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but does not tolerate water logging.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be grown as a pure crop on plantation scale or as an intercrop in coconut gardens.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><b>Major Pineapple producing states:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The states where pineapple is grown include Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura, Manipur, West Bengal, Kerala, Karnataka and Goa.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Countries like Thailand, Philippines, Brazil, China, Nigeria, Mexico, Indonesia, Colombia and the USA produce pineapple.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:\u00a0 <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2146789\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">PIB<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fusariosis in Pineapple is caused by the aggressive fungus Fusarium moniliforme and one of the biggest threats to pineapple farming. 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