A deadly fungus is threatening to destroy most of the world's bananas. Fungicides and other chemicals can't kill it, so farmers are left with few options when it infects their crop. Now, a ...

Bananas are the world’s most popular fruit. Americans eat nearly 27 pounds per person every year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. A deadly fungus could destroy most of the world’s ...

The bananas we know and love have been at risk of extinction from a fungal disease. The good news is that scientists may have found a way to save them, according to a study published in the journal ...

Did you know that the bananas you eat today are not the same type as the ones people were eating a few generations ago? The banana you might have had with your breakfast today is a variety called the ...

Part of this virulence comes down to its genome and the ways it can change. According to Ma, each Fusarium oxysporum genome can be divided into two parts–a core genome and an accessory genome. The ...

A deadly fungus is threatening to destroy most of the world's bananas. Fungicides and other chemicals can't kill it, so farmers are left with few... Deadly fungus is threatening bananas. One company ...