Banana trees are not actually trees, but, nonetheless, some types deserve more credit for their ability to potentially ...

Researchers have successfully developed a banana plant resistant to two of the most harmful diseases affecting bananas: ...

Scientists have successfully engineered Yelloway One, a banana plant resistant to two of the most destructive diseases.

Researchers have developed a banana plant that is resistant to both fusarium tropical race 4 (TR4) and black sigatoka, two of ...

Researchers have developed a banana plant that is resistant to both Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Black Sigatoka, two of ...

Dr. Bryan Quoc Le, a food scientist and engineer from Puyallup, Washington, explained: "The dark brown and red lines that can form inside a banana are caused by plant ... This type of rot thrives ...

One man’s “never-ending quest” for the least-known varieties of the world’s most-eaten fruit. Namwa bananas in Hawaii. The banana plant, which falls under the genus Musa, is not a tree but ...

The soft, yellow flesh of the edible varieties is the result of a mutation many thousands of years ago that rendered the fruits of these plants sterile. In fact, Cavendish – the banana variety ...

Fatigue. Both magnesium and tryptophan, found in bananas, are known to promote relaxation. While magnesium and tryptophan may ...

Chiquita, in partnership with KeyGene, MusaRadix, and Wageningen University and Research (WUR), is proud to announce the ...

Kayira said farmers were told to plant the new varieties 100 meters away from any banana plantation or orchard, and to immediately uproot and burn any plant showing signs of the disease ...

The plant is resistant to TR4 ... DNA analysis technology to accelerate the process of developing resistant banana varieties. This allowed them to select new varieties with desired traits ...