I have tasted bananas from all over the world, but I have yet to come across the wide variety of delectable bananas that I have eaten in India anywhere else. At over 50% of the world’s share of bananas, the Cavendish is the most popular commercial banana variety globally. The irony is that, today, Cavendish bananas also face imminent threat …
A new state-of-the art quarantine facility is fast-tracking imports of improved banana varieties in the race to save Australia's $600 million industry. Key points: Queensland's new banana quarantine facility could result in a 10-fold increase in imports of disease-resistant varieties Scientists are seeking banana varieties resistant to Panama disease Tropical Race 4 The soil borne pathogen has been found in …
