Panama wilt in banana crop has come as a severe blow to farmers who have to incur additional expenditure in protecting the crop. Raised mainly in Tiruvarangulam, Pudukottai, Karambakudi and ...

Fusarium wilt poses a significant threat to global agriculture, particularly affecting the banana industry, where it is commonly known as banana Panama disease. As a result, enhancing soil-related ...

Fusarium wilt of banana, also known as Panama disease, is a devastating fungal disease caused by the pathogen Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense. This disease has significant implications for ...

Banana giant Chiquita Brands has fired its workers in Panama who have been out on strike for more than three weeks as part of nationwide protests against reforms to the social security system, the ...

Banana crops are under attack by a disease that is spreading around the globe and threatening the long-term survival of the world's most popular fruit.

Banana producer Chiquita on Thursday announced it would lay off thousands of workers in Panama, following what it called "unjustified abandonment of work" on its farms and operations centres since ...

Colombia, the world's fourth-largest banana exporter, has maintained production and exports of the yellow fruit to its largest buyers, despite the twin threats of coronavirus and dangerous fungus ...

The Fusarium wilt is a killer that is rapidly spreading in Latin America and hurting global supplies of the world’s most popular export banana variety — the Cavendish.