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 ...

A new analysis reveals that nearly half of the genus Heliconia, a group of tropical plants popular for their bright, beak-shaped flowers, are threatened with extinction. A new analysis from ...

Although this may sound remarkably like Covid-19, I am actually talking about Tropical Race 4 (TR4 ... It means each banana plant is genetically almost identical, producing a reliably consistent ...

The disease is a significant threat to banana production in several countries, particularly in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.