Scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden are preserving diverse plant species. And, how micronutrients could help address world hunger.

By Milliam MurigiBananas, the world’s favourite fruit, face an uncertain future due to the climate crisis, a new report has revealed.The report, Going Bananas: How climate change threatens the world’s ...

By 2080, much of the region’s suitable land for banana cultivation may vanish due to rising temperatures and extreme weather.

Many plants, and a few other organisms, can expedite diversification even further by doubling their number of chromosomes. This process is called autopolyploidy, and under the right conditions, it can ...

Research shows how we can keep enjoying the fruit for generations to come, by cutting emissions, buying Fairtrade, and ...

And when it comes to cheap, easy sources of the element, it's hard to beat banana peels. Studies have shown that potassium can aid in germination and growth for some plants, and many gardeners swear ...

That’s the case with FamilyMart’s new Frozen Choco Banana, which is pretty self-explanatory for people seeing it for the first time, but for locals this is a total game changer. Our reporter Daiki ...

and we’re now starting to offer significant quantities of these banana plants to farmers.” Bananas in the Bin Banana waste is a global issue. In fact, millions of tons of bananas are thrown away every ...

It’s also easy to store and it works well on all types of indoor and outdoor plants, as well as vegetable ... tonic, seaweed, banana peels should be avoided 10 days before or after applying ...

Detection rates for suspected viral samples were grouped by plant family to evaluate the prevalence of target viruses in cucurbit and other vegetable crops. These four viruses were selected as they ...

The former John Thomson Seafoods building has been transformed into a new shellfish processing plant. Newly formed Moray Shellfish ... venture created by the directors of the long-established, ...