Hundreds of millions of dollars in banana exports from Colombia are at risk due to a fungal disease best known as Tropical Race 4 (TR4). First detected in Asia in the 1990s, the Fusarium fungus ...

Fungal diseases severely devastated the banana industry once in history and it could soon happen again if we do not resolve the cause of these problems. Plant scientists, including us, are working ...

This study identified three novel O-methyltransferases (OMTs) involved in enhancing the antifungal properties of these compounds, paving the way for developing disease-resistant banana varieties.

EXPERTS in Tanzania's banana industry have convened for a five-day meeting in Moshi, Kilimanjaro Region, to draft a strategy ...

After the loss of the Gros Michel bananas, a new variety called Cavendish was bred to be disease-resistant. The Cavendish variety is the most popular banana commercially available. Even though it was ...

The banana equivalent to Covid-19 is spreading to new countries, forcing the industry to change how the world’s most widely eaten fruit is farmed and even how it could taste. Akiller disease ...

Panelists from China, India, and Vietnam speak about the threat the fungal disease poses on each country and the best practices to contain and fight it.

In Colombia, the government is working with researchers and scientists to stop the spread of the banana fungal disease. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...

A banana also contains 1 gram of protein ... as well as reduced risks of cardiovascular disease and stroke. Additionally, a study found that eating bananas is correlated with lower diastolic ...

Also known as Panama Disease, it is a fungus that has been rampaging through banana farms for the past 30 years. But within the last decade the epidemic has suddenly accelerated, spreading from ...