Scientists at UC Santa Cruz have completed the first end-to-end genome of the iconic Pacific banana slug, a species ...

I wrote last time about a flowering shrub called pineapple guava, a plant that produces fruit that resemble neither ...

Banana plants, particularly the peels and other by-products, have garnered significant attention in recent years due to their rich content of bioactive compounds. These compounds are not only ...

One of my dear friends from church asked my advice about growing bananas many years ago. I said yes you can because I saw a ...

This is not the first time a banana species has succumbed to the disease and gone extinct. Today, the main variety of bananas bred and sold is the Cavendish, however, this species was only bred ...

The Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has warned that wild banana species are rapidly going extinct as Indian forests are destroyed, while many traditional farmers' varieties are also ...

Although they are commonly called banana trees, banana leaf plants (Musa spp.) are actually herbaceous perennials and can be fascinating houseplants due to their large, paddle-shaped leaves.

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 ...