A deadly fungus, known as Panama disease, is decimating banana plantations around the world and threatens to wipe out the most common species, the Cavendish banana. Scientists in Honduras are ...

CRISPR may also help save the Cavendish banana Genome editing has been used to destroy a virus that lurks inside many of the bananas grown in Africa. Other teams are trying to use it to make the ...

“We are changing the banana genetics to make it more resistant to Panama disease and other diseases,” said Gilad Gershon, CEO of Tropic Biosciences, on a recent tour of the company’s laboratory.

Cavendish bananas make up 99% of all banana exports. But the variety is vulnerable to a fungus that's could destroy the $25 billion banana industry.

This pandemic could spell farm-ageddon for the global banana market. While there are over 1,000 species of the crescent-shaped fruit, 47% of all bananas consumed by people are of the Cavendish strain.

The last banana you probably ate was a type called Cavendish. But this, our last commercially viable variety is under severe threat, as the fungus, called Tropical Race 4, is laying waste to ...

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The Cavendish banana (Musa acuminata), which accounts for around 47% of bananas consumed worldwide, is now threatened by a devastating fungal disease: Panama disease, tropical race 4 (TR4).

Bananas as we know them could become extinct due to numerous factors like climate change, insect infestations, poor soil quality and plant pathogens. The most popular banana subgroup, the Cavendish… ...