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A Guide to Banana Varieties Around the World
Sweet, creamy, and slightly floral, the Gros Michel banana—the precursor to the Cavendish—was the perfect cultivar. Beyond ...
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The IAEA’s Successful Field Trial: A Promising Breakthrough in Combating Fusarium Wilt in Bananas
The successful field trial marks a significant breakthrough in the fight against Fusarium wilt. By focusing on parental improvement through mutation breeding, the Joint FAO/IAEA Centre is developing a ...
The Scientist13y
The Beginning of the End for Bananas?
Our standard supermarket banana, a variety called Cavendish, may be at the brink of disaster. Chosen for its resistance to a fungal pathogen that wiped out its predecessor, the Gros Michel banana, the ...
Devdiscourse16d
Promising Breakthrough in Fusarium Wilt Resistance for Banana Crops
The devastating impact of Fusarium wilt was historically seen in the 1950s when the Gros Michel banana variety, once the ...