Cavendish bananas seem to be abundant in grocery stores, but a fungus has been threatening its existence for years, and saving it might become a technological endeavor. The fungus that’s hunting the ...

Enjoy your bananas while you can — scientists have warned they could be going extinct due to a fungus infection. Cavendish bananas, which consist of the majority of the bananas consumed by Americans ...

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 ...

Bananas are among the most grown and eaten fruits worldwide. There are more than 1,000 varieties of bananas, but the most common is the Cavendish banana – which accounts for just under half of all ...

Following is a transcription of the video: Narrator: The world's most popular banana may be on the verge of extinction. Fernando: Similar to humans, bananas are also facing a pandemic. Narrator: ...

Bananas as we know them could become extinct due to numerous factors like climate change, insect infestations, poor soil quality and plant pathogens. The most popular banana subgroup, the Cavendish ...

Gert Kema is a senior scientist and professor of tropical phytopathology at Wageningen University and Research. He receives funding for his R&D program on banana, see www.panamadisease.org. He also co ...