Researchers develop first banana plant resistant to TR4 and black sigatoka
Researchers have developed a banana plant that is resistant to both fusarium tropical race 4 (TR4) and black sigatoka, two of ...
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Disease-resistant banana may change the future of farming
Scientists have successfully engineered Yelloway One, a banana plant resistant to two of the most destructive diseases.
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Researchers develop new banana strain that can withstand “bananocalypse”
The new hybrid is called Yelloway One, and Gert Kema, a professor at Wageningen University, views it as a major breakthrough ...
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First Resistant Banana Plant Developed in Disease Fight
Researchers have developed a banana plant that is resistant to both Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Black Sigatoka, two of ...
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Gabriel Sachter-Smith’s Quest for Wild Bananas Around the World
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 ...
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DA-Davao’s new laboratory to combat banana disease
DA-Davao is creating a laboratory to produce Trichoderma fungi, a biocontrol agent for Fusarium wilt in banana plants. The ...
Woman claims 13p kitchen item helps peace lilies 'grow flowers faster'
A woman has claimed that a 13p item she has been adding to the soil of her peace lily has helped it to grow flowers faster, ...
Pondering pawpaws
The inaugural Pawpaw Festival in Paw Paw celebrated the largest fruit in North America and gave a proper setting to ...
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Global banana company, Chiquita, unveils new disease-resistant banana variety
Chiquita, in partnership with KeyGene, MusaRadix, and Wageningen University and Research (WUR), is proud to announce the ...
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Banana Trees Actually Produce Bananas
Banana trees are not actually trees, but, nonetheless, some types deserve more credit for their ability to potentially ...