The banana bunchy top virus has killed 3,000 plants at the KwaNyuswa Agricultural Farm since February 2025. The community-owned farm is reeling from a R500,000 revenue loss, threatening the ...
Scientists at two Belgian universities have discovered that human retrovirus drugs normally used to fight HIV can eradicate viral diseases in bananas. Researchers at Gembloux University and the ...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has vowed to support the banana sector in the country to help address the spread of Panama disease. The commitment came after the 32nd Joint General Assembly of the ...
Modelling the predicted movements of pervasive sap-sucking tiny insects before they infest banana crops has the potential to become a key tactic in the fight against a devastating virus, according to ...
Banana streak viruses (BSVs) are considered a major constraint to banana production worldwide. The integrated BSV sequence in the banana genome makes the nucleo-based detection unreliable and the ...
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia, the world's fourth-largest banana exporter, has maintained production and exports of the yellow fruit to its largest buyers, despite the twin threats of coronavirus and ...
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Banana bunchy top virus is killing livelihoods for coastal banana growers
The banana bunchy top virus has killed 3,000 plants at the KwaNyuswa Agricultural Farm since February 2025. The community-owned farm is reeling from a R500,000 revenue loss, threatening the ...
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