昆士兰科技大学开发了转基因香蕉QCAV-4，以对抗巴拿马病（热带种族4），并保护澳大利亚13亿澳元的香蕉产业。 Queensland University of Technology developed GM banana QCAV-4 to combat Panama Disease (Tropical Race 4) and protect Australia's $1.3bn banana industry.

昆士兰理工大学(QUT)开发了世界上第一个转基因香蕉QCAV-4,以防治威胁到全球香蕉市场的巴拿马疾病(热带种族4,TR4)。 Queensland University of Technology (QUT) developed world's first genetically-modified (GM) banana, QCAV-4, to combat Panama Disease (Tropical Race 4, TR4), which threatens the global banana market. QCAV-4,一种卡文迪什品种,是澳大利亚和新西兰食品标准评估并批准的首个用于商业释放和消费的全球机制水果,保护澳大利亚的1.3bn香蕉业。 QCAV-4, a Cavendish variety, is the first GM fruit assessed and approved by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand for commercial release and consumption, protecting Australia's $1.3bn banana industry. QUT现在侧重于开发一种抗TR4和其他疾病的非GM、基因编辑版本。 QUT now focuses on developing a non-GM, gene-edited version resistant to TR4 and other diseases.