On March 5, representatives from the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (Embrapa), the Ministry of Agriculture, ...

Native to the steamy rainforests of Southeast Asia and the South Pacific, banana trees have been cultivating their dramatic presence for thousands of years (archaeological evidence suggests humans ...

With ideal growing conditions, you can cultivate a delicious banana tree of your own. Growing a banana tree is an exciting venture that offers both visual charm and delicious fruit. While most banana ...

Until the 1950s. the most popular commercial banana variety in the world was the Gros Michel, which was affectionately known as “Big Mike.” Due to Panama wilt, a fungus disease, it was virtually wiped ...

Researchers have developed a new disease-resistant banana called Yelloway One. Yelloway researchers use conventional breeding techniques, not genetic modification. The Yelloway Initiative is trying to ...

Bananas are consumed more than any other fruit in the United States, and now banana plants are gaining popularity in summer gardens up north too. Although bananas are a popular treat, these tropical ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Bananas are eaten more than any other fleshy fruit in the United States. That is despite the fact that the US has only a minuscule amount of ...

Last spring the Peruvian government announced that they had detected a much-dreaded plant disease in the country’s Piura region. A few banana trees in a small plantation had dried up, quite ...