From lab to leaf: CLSU boosts Philippine war chest vs banana, cacao pests

MANILA, Philippines — Central Luzon State University (CLSU) is turning to science and technology to strengthen defenses against plant diseases that threaten banana and cacao, two of the Philippines’ most valuable crops. The CLSU recently unveiled its fungal biobank in Nueva Ecija, a centralized repository of fungal isolates or fungal strains, linked to major crop diseases