The reddening of the seeds inside the fruit indicates the presence of the fungus inside the banana. Therefore, before eating a banana that's been sitting in the kitchen for a while, it's wise to ...

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 ...

The pathogenic fungus Fusarium wilt tropical race 4 (TR4), already widespread on several other continents, has been found for the first time infecting banana plants in Latin America, researchers ...

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 ...

Fungus gnats and scale insects are two pesky insects commonly found on plants this time of year. K-State horticulture expert Cynthia Domenghini outlines what to look for.

TR4 is a deadly plant disease caused by a fungus that attacks the roots of banana plants. “The fungus affects many varieties including cavendish bananas, which provide around half of global ...

The fungus, known as 'Panama disease,' only affects the plant and not the fruit, so it allegedly bears no risk to human health. A Colombian banana production farm near the Venezuelan border has ...

The original banana, known as Gros Michel, AKA Big Mike, went extinct in the 1950s. And now scientists warn that some of the surviving brands also face a new ...