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

The new hybrid is called Yelloway One, and Gert Kema, a professor at Wageningen University, views it as a major breakthrough ...

One man’s “never-ending quest” for the least-known varieties of the world’s most-eaten fruit. Namwa bananas in Hawaii. The ...

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

Canned bananas would really only be a practical option if fresh varieties were difficult to find during certain times of the ...

If your homemade fruit salads typically contain the run-of-the-mill Cavendish bananas you find at the store, you've been ...

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

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

Bananas are everywhere — school cafeterias, $9 smoothies, perhaps even rotting on your kitchen counter. They’re a cheap ...

The team of experts employed a combination of traditional crossbreeding techniques and modern DNA analysis technology to accelerate the process of developing resistant banana varieties.

Originating from Southeast Asia, the Blue Java banana is notable for its blue-silver skin and vanilla-like taste. Known as ...