SYDNEY - An outbreak of a feared disease affecting banana plants has been confirmed on an Australian farm, raising worries over the outlook for the country's $420 million industry. The so-called ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Researchers have developed a new disease-resistant banana called Yelloway One. Yelloway researchers use conventional breeding ...

The work will focus on the preventive genetic improvement of Cavendish banana plants to resist race 4 Tropical (Foc TR4), the ...

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) signed a memorandum of understanding Monday with Japanese ...

There’s no cure for a fungal disease that could potentially wipe out much of global banana production. Widespread adoption of cement paths, disinfection stations, and production strategies could net 3 ...

DA-Davao partners with Japanese firms to deploy AI drones for early Fusarium wilt detection and plant counting in 2026.

It might not be obvious at the supermarket, but the banana industry is fighting to protect the most popular variety of the fruit from a destructive fungus. A disease that ravages banana crops has made ...

Researchers have developed a new disease-resistant banana called Yelloway One. Yelloway researchers use conventional breeding techniques, not genetic modification. The Yelloway Initiative is trying to ...