If successful, it would be the first-ever genetically modified whole fruit approved in Australia and the world’s first GM Cavendish banana plant. “Panama disease TR4 is a soil-borne fungus ...

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 ...

showed signs of resistance that could save the banana industry. Named after the 7th Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, who grew the plant in his greenhouse in Chatsworth House (there is still ...

Dwarf Cavendish is the most common and popular—it stays under about 6 feet tall as a houseplant. But other types naturally grow much taller, such as the lovely Blue Java (aka Ice Cream ...

The soft, yellow flesh of the edible varieties is the result of a mutation many thousands of years ago that rendered the fruits of these plants sterile. In fact, Cavendish – the banana variety ...

Bananas are one of the most consumed agricultural products in the country. In fact, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) ...

“The Cavendish banana is too beautiful to be ... torpedo-shaped leaves. The banana plant is a photosynthetic fountain that spouts leaf whorls out of its top. After the whorls emerge, they ...

Now, Tropic, a Norwich, UK-based AgriTech company, has developed a slow-growing banana that can stay fresh longer. reported ...

showed signs of resistance that could save the banana industry. Named after the 7th Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, who grew the plant in his greenhouse in Chatsworth House (there is still ...