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 ...

During this time of “Safe at Home,” many of us have been spending more time in our yards, cleaning out winter-damaged plants, and preparing for the growing season. If you have bananas in your ...

Production of banana has declined over the past three decades, primarily due to soil fertility depletion, drought and attacks from pathogens such as banana bacterial wilt, black Sigatoka and fusarium ...

A fungus that has wreaked havoc on banana plantations in the Eastern Hemisphere has, despite years of preventative efforts, arrived in the Americas. ICA, the Colombian agriculture and livestock ...