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Banana blight threatens world crop. Bananas are one of the most purchased items in American grocery stores, so an increase in price is going to affect the pocketbooks of most of us. Unfortunately ...

If you’ve ever planted the same vegetable in the same spot every year and noticed your harvest getting smaller, you’re not alone. That’s where crop rotation comes in. It’s a simple method of switching ...

LA GUAJIRA, Colombia — It might not be obvious at the supermarket, but the banana industry is fighting to protect the most popular variety of the fruit from a destructive fungus. A disease that ...

Banana disease boosted by climate change Date: May 6, 2019 Source: University of Exeter Summary: Climate change has raised the risk of a fungal disease that ravages banana crops, new research shows.

Banana crops are under threat from a deadly fungal disease Alice-Azania Jarvis looks into the rise - and potential fall - of Britain's favourite fruit Thursday 13 January 2011 01:00 GMT ...

The banana is the world’s most popular fruit crop, with over 100 million metric tons produced annually in over 130 tropical and subtropical countries. Edible bananas are the result of a genetic ...

Vegetable crops in the same botanical family are often susceptible to the same diseases and insects. For crop rotation to be effective, gardeners should rotate plant families and not just ...

The impact of the disease on crop production can be significant. When it first emerged, whole plantations had to be abandoned. In the 1980s, many farmers had to stop production.