There are thousands of banana varieties to know and love—here are a few. The more you think about bananas, the stranger a concept they seem: Almost all bananas are grown in tropical climates ...

Three mutant banana varieties are worth mentioning here: Novaria in Malaysia (early flowering), Klue Hom Thong KU1 in Thailand (bunch size and cylindrical shape), and Albeely in Sudan (out-yielding ...

Without substantial investment in adaptation, including irrigation and heat-tolerant banana varieties, the future of export banana production looks uncertain. "Bananas are one of the world's most ...

Agronomists warn that the reluctance to adopt new technologies is not only affecting farmers' livelihoods but is also ...

The effort is part of the organization's “Combating banana bunchy top virus in East Africa" project, created to develop a ...