Department of Agriculture,

Panama disease in Thailand, spread and response

Chanintorn Doungsa-ard ASEAN-AUSTRALIA-NEW ZEALAND FREE TRADE AREA AANZFTA ECONOMIC COOPERATION SUPPORT PROGRAMME (AECSP) 2nd ASEAN Diagnosticians Forum Centara Grand Hotel at Central Ladprao, Bangkok, Thailand 20–21 August 2019 Banana Industry in Thailand

Area (Rai) 2019 Production Musa 2018 2019 (tons) Namwa 328,492 412,800 868,618 Hom Thong 58,352 101,659 213,198 Khai 53,162 90,404 134,298 Ta-Nee 17,943 18,408 27,458 Leb Mu Nang 9,613 NA NA Cavendish 705 2,000 NA Hin 28 NA NA Banana Industry in Thailand

Hong Kong Japan

China Export value: 725 MTHB

China 599 MTHB Japan 66 MTHB Hong Kong 38 MTHB Laos 8 MTHB Vietnam 4 MTHB Malaysia 3.12 MTHB Iraq 3 MTHB South Korea 1.7 MTHB United Arab Emirates 0.81 MTHB Denmark 0.75 MTHB USA 0.63 MTHB Norway 0.56 MTHB Germany 0.52 MTHB Singapore 0.27 MTHB Australia 0.10 MTHB Source: Ministry of Commerce (2019)

Growth rate of fresh banana export from 2018-2019: >55 % Source: Ministry of Commerce (2019) Banana Industry in Thailand

‘Hom Thong’ ‘Nam Wa’ (Musa acuminata) is an edible triploid (Musa acuminata × Musa balbisiana) cultivar. It belongs to the AAA genomic It belongs to the ABB genomic group. group and Gros Michel subgroup.

‘Khai’ (Musa acuminata) It belongs to the AA genomic group.

The occurrences of Panama disease in GMS

2017-2018

The Great Mekong Subregion Causal agent: Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 Fusarium odoratissimum Government concern and policy

Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives (MOAC) Department of Agriculture (DOA)

Launching the Foc TR4 awareness campaign Description of Foc TR4 in Thailand

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4

Quarantine pest Response National action plan to control Foc TR4 disease

Surveillance for Foc TR4 Response Establishment of the national surveillance system and surveillance programme Official meeting

To introduce FocTR4 to DOA staff as well as surveillance plan Response Establishment of the national surveillance system and surveillance programme

Capacity development of DOA staff Response Surveillance activities

The surveyed map of Foc TR4 on banana plantations during December 2018 – 12 July 2019. Cavendish Gros Michel Lady Finger Nam wa Kluai Lep Mu Nang Kluai Nam Nom Kluai Tani Spread

Chanintorn Doungsa-ard Chanintorn Doungsa-ard Chanintorn Doungsa-ard Spread

Chanintorn Doungsa-ard Foc R1

Foc R2 Foc R1

Foc R1

Foc R1

Foc R1

Phylogram obtained in a maximum Foc TR4 likelihood search in RAxML of dataset of TEF1 gene region. Bootstrap support values (≥70%) from 1,000 replicates above nodes. The data was analyzed based on Foc R3 dataset of Maryani et al., 2019 Spread Overview of the disease distribution

Restricted to province - Krung sub-district, Chiang Kong district - Mengrai sub-district, Phaya Mengrai district

The Great Mekong Subregion Response National and regional control strategies on managing Foc TR4

Development of national and regional control strategies on managing Foc TR4 following Plant Quarantine Act B.E. 2507 and Amended, Section 17

- the policy and response by government agencies, legislative authority ensuring safety of the countries from disease incursion - import control - movement of planting materials - domestic quarantine - control Response

Issuance of decree on 11 July 2019 To control the movement of any source of Foc TR4 from infected area

Mengrai subdistrict, Krung subdistrict, Phaya Mengrai district Response

Issuance of decree on 11 July 2019 To control the movement of any source of Foc TR4 from infected area Response National and regional control strategies on managing Foc TR4

Cavendish plantations

Total area: 1,650 rai Banana on TA: 412,500 plants Infested area: 784 rai Banana on IA: 196,000 plants Foc TR4 Infected: 116 plants 2019 (0.06% of IA; 0.03% of TA) Phaya Mengrai District, Chiang Rai Eradicate: 784 rai (48%)

Total area: 31 rai Banana on TA: 7750 plants Infested area: 19 rai Banana on IA: 5,700 plants Foc TR4 Infected: 9 plants (0.16% of IA; 0.12% of TA) The Great Mekong Subregion Chiang Kong District, Chiang Rai Eradicate: 19 rai (61%) Response Advertisement: cavendish banana has become extinct

Advertisement: not allow to move banana plant material from Phaya Mengrai district The current status of Panama disease in Thailand

• Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (F. odoratissimum) • Foc TR4 presents with unusual situation such as the movement of infected seedlings. • It is an early detection of Foc TR4 in Thailand. • Foc TR4 presents in a restricted area. • The policy and response by government agencies, legislative authority ensuring safety of the countries from disease incursion Thank you so much