Banana plants, Musa spp., are herbaceous perennials native to tropical and subtropical rainforests. Increasingly popular, ...

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 ...

This time of year, when our plants are under stress from the hot weather, or under attack from pests or disease, banana skins can create a nutritious elixir to save them. This tonic is beneficial ...

An curved arrow pointing right. One in four women in India don't have the supplies they need for their period. Saathi Pads is turning farm waste into biodegradable pads that could prevent the ...

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 ...

A good contender was the banana growing industry which, according to A/Prof Arcot, produces large amounts of organic waste, with only 12% of the plant being used (the fruit) while the rest is ...