The banana could be saved from extinction after scientists made a key breakthrough in the battle against a fungus that threatens to wipe out the fruit. Panama Disease is a fungal infection, also known ...
But unlike apples, there’s only one variety of banana available to most people in the United States: the Cavendish, a slender, slightly curved banana with a cheerful shade of yellow. Around the world, ...
RALEIGH, N.C. – Bananas are the world's most popular fruit, but an untreatable fungus is threatening to destroy most of the world’s crop, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Found in ...
Green bananas at a plantation. Image by Satura_ via Depositphotos Bananas, particularly the Cavendish variety, have been under threat due to a fungus known as Tropical Race 4 (TR4). This disease has ...
The banana might be the most artificial fruit in the world. The domestic banana that we eat is an asexual clone, one that results from the sedate, artificial act of vegetative propagation.