Look inside a standard grocery store banana, and you're unlikely to see real seeds amongst the fruit. But a peek into wild ...

it's essential to be aware that banana plants are not diminutive indoor specimens. They demand a large pot and plenty of room ...

Fernando: So now you can compare, this is Tropical Race 4 in a Cavendish banana. Then this plant looks very healthy. Narrator: One scientist recently developed a line of Cavendish that is ...

News broke late last week that a fungal disease that kills Cavendish banana plants has been detected in Latin America for the first time. A strain of the Fusarium fungus, which causes so-called ...

Bananas are one of the world's most popular fruits, known for being creamy and nutritious. We explore the fascinating food ...

This image shows leaf yellowing on a Cavendish banana plant in northern Mozambique. The plant was infected by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (TR4), a soil-borne fungus ...

The Davao Region's banana industry continues to thrive, despite challenges posed by Fusarium wilt. New investments and ...

The Cavendish variety is the most popular banana commercially available ... Ma characterized the fungal pathogen as a “species complex” that has hundreds of varieties that target different plant hosts ...

Every single Cavendish banana plant worldwide is genetically identical. This vast monoculture sets them up for disastrous disease outbreaks. But researchers have ideas on how to protect the crop.