24 Oct 2019 --- New technology to detect the presence of Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is direly needed to prevent spreading of the Fusarium strain that causes the potentially devastating Panama disease (Fusarium wilt) in bananas which has recently tested positive in Colombia. The Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification assay (LAMP) test developed by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) is touted as being an extremely quick and practical innovation which helps identify the disease before it can cause further havoc.