In the early 20th century, banana plantations were exporting the fruit to places all over the world. In the late 1800s, Panama disease showed up, spreading far and wide. The fungus causes the ...

A staple of breakfasts and desserts, the Cavendish banana is now facing an unprecedented threat. A fearsome fungus, Panama ...

Also known as Panama Disease, it is a fungus that has been rampaging through banana farms for the past 30 years. But within the last decade the epidemic has suddenly accelerated, spreading from ...

And the Cavendish is vulnerable to Tropical Race 4, or Panama disease, a fungus that's now ravaging banana farms across the globe. Fernando: So now you can compare, this is Tropical Race 4 in a ...

A fungal disease called Fusarium wilt or Panama disease nearly wiped out the Gros Michel and brought the global banana export industry to the brink of collapse. A soilborne pathogen was to blame ...

Scientists at Tropic in Norwich Research Park have developed a banana that doesn't go brown for 24 hours after being opened.

Vietnam overtakes the Philippines in banana exports to China due to Panama disease impact and market challenges, affecting ...

Throughout the years, Vietnam has been eroding the Philippines’ share in China’s robust banana market, which imports about ...

Second, Adriano pointed out the impact of the Panama disease on the Philippine banana industry, noting that production, particularly those of small growers, has been “hit hard.” The STAR broke ...

Methods: Frequently and recently used pesticides on banana plantations in Divala, Panama, were documented ... trays should be used in assessing skin diseases in highly exposed workers.

THE displacement of the Philippines by Vietnam as the top banana supplier to China reflects the Philippine banana industry’s declining competitiveness, as well as weak Chinese demand and the impact of ...

Also known as Panama Disease, it is a fungus that has been rampaging through banana farms for the past 30 years. But within the last decade the epidemic has suddenly accelerated, spreading from ...