sigatoka in a sentence

1. You will also find the Tavuni Hill Fort in Sigatoka.

2. Continue your acquaintance with the country by visiting Sigatoka.

3. That’s mostly because Black Sigatoka can be sprayed away somewhat.”

4. Marc Jackson of Fyffes: “Contrary to TR4, Black Sigatoka can be controlled.

5. Make your way to the Coral Coast, which is only a short bus ride from Sigatoka.

6. Cultivars which are resistant to Sigatoka have shown no resistance to Black Sigatoka.

7. To what extent do banana diseases like TR4 and Black Sigatoka threaten the banana trade?

8. Already, Sigatoka — a three-fungus disease complex — reduces banana yields by 40 percent.

9. After a couple days in Sigatoka, you might take a ride to Nadi to see the Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple.

10. Here the Sigatoka River offers plenty of opportunities to explore, including a popular jet boat safari.

11. The banana industry is faced with enough challenges because of the Black Sigatoka and Tropical Race 4 moulds.

12. Most research is now done into TR4, because much more money is invested into this research than in research into Black Sigatoka.

13. For example, the company has recently worked with Evogene Ltd. to develop banana plants that are resistant to Black Sigatoka disease.

14. And their culture presents an enemy that interferes with natural Underdevelopment: the plant is suffering from a disease, "Black Sigatoka", in the main producing countries.

15. The companies confirm that although investments regarding TR4 have increased, attention was also still paid to Black Sigatoka in recent years, though this fight is more constant.

16. In the 1970s a disease named Black Sigatoka was beaten back with enthusiastic applications of pesticide, but more recently a new strain of the original bane of the banana has threatened the plantations.

17. Their goal is to create a modified Cavendish banana that is resistant to the new strain of Panama disease, as well as the less threatening Black Sigatoka (a kind of worm), which also kills Cavendish banana plants.