I am on a pilgrimage of sorts, seeking enlightenment about Musa sapientum ... on his schooner was called Gros Michel. “Big Mike” reigned as the No. 1 export banana until the 1940s and ...

Because the Gros Michel is a sterile variety of ... plantains are part of the banana family—the biological genus Musa—and are certainly delicious in different ways than their dessert-oriented ...

Fusarium wilt is not a new problem. The Gros Michel banana variety, which once dominated the global market, was decimated by the disease in the mid-twentieth century. In response, the Cavendish ...