Dwarf Cavendish is the most common and popular—it stays under about 6 feet tall as a houseplant. But other types naturally grow much taller, such as the lovely Blue Java (aka Ice Cream) Banana, which ...

a gas harmful to the Cavendish banana. This sudden burst of toxic gases facilitates infection by disarming the plant’s ...

Fernando: So now you can compare, this is Tropical Race 4 in a Cavendish banana. Then this plant looks very healthy. Narrator: One scientist recently developed a line of Cavendish that is ...

The Cavendish variety is the most popular banana commercially ... a “species complex” that has hundreds of varieties that target different plant hosts. Fusarium wilt of banana is caused by Fusarium ...

The soft, yellow flesh of the edible varieties is the result of a mutation many thousands of years ago that rendered the fruits of these plants sterile. In fact, Cavendish – the banana variety ...

showed signs of resistance that could save the banana industry. Named after the 7th Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, who grew the plant in his greenhouse in Chatsworth House (there is still ...

A cut-down banana plant in Phayao, Thailand, grows a lotus-like bud, drawing crowds seeking lottery numbers from the 'Goddess Tanee.' ...

Dwarf Cavendish is the most common and popular—it stays under about 6 feet tall as a houseplant. But other types naturally grow much taller, such as the lovely Blue Java (aka Ice Cream ...

showed signs of resistance that could save the banana industry. Named after the 7th Duke of Devonshire, William Cavendish, who grew the plant in his greenhouse in Chatsworth House (there is still ...