Experts embark on project to save the world from 'bananageddon'
Experts are hoping to stop the UK's favourite fruit, the banana, from disappearing from our shops.
Biotechnology
Oct 5, 2016
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News tagged with bananas
Sequencing of fungal disease genomes may help prevent banana armageddon
Researchers at the University of California, Davis, and in the Netherlands have discovered how a group of three closely related fungal pathogens have evolved into a lethal threat to the world's bananas, whilst an international ...
Biotechnology
Aug 11, 2016
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Ivory Coast banana growers on the comeback trail
Two years after devastating floods, banana planters in Ivory Coast have staged a comeback, eyeing an increase in production and new markets for the popular fruit.
Ecology
Jul 27, 2016
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Researchers developing nanotechnology-based applications of hexanal for agriculture
Bananas, mangoes and papayas: these tender tropical fruits are in high demand in export markets and an important livelihood source for producers. But freshness is key because these fruits spoil quickly and damage easily. ...
Ecology
Jun 17, 2016
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Banana waste as a source of bioenergy
Researchers from the Agro-Energy Group at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) have used geographic information systems to assess the potential use of the residual biomass of bananas produced in the province of El Oro ...
Biotechnology
May 19, 2016
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Video: 'Why do wasps attack?' and other chemistry questions answered
Why do wasps become more aggressive after you kill one of the hive members? The answer is the same reason why you should be wary of bees that smell like bananas. Here's another question: Why does some metal rust?
Other
Apr 7, 2016
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Banana peels can help identify the stages of melanoma
Human skin and banana peels have something in common: they produce the same enzyme when attacked. By studying fruit, researchers have come up with an accurate method for diagnosing the stages of this form of skin cancer.
Analytical Chemistry
Feb 8, 2016
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You'll never be-leaf what makes up this battery
Scientists at the University of Maryland have a new recipe for batteries: Bake a leaf, and add sodium. They used a carbonized oak leaf, pumped full of sodium, as a demonstration battery's negative terminal, or anode, according ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 28, 2016
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Spread of Panama disease in banana caused by one single clone of the Fusarium fungus
Scientists at Wageningen University have demonstrated that the same clone of the Fusarium fungus is infecting Cavendish bananas in several countries dotted across the globe. This shows that this Fusarium clone, also known ...
Ecology
Nov 20, 2015
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New treatment extends shelf life of bananas
Around the world, bananas are one of the most popular tropical fruits. Despite their popularity, bananas have a relatively short shelf life that creates challenges for both producers and consumers. A new study revealed that ...
Biotechnology
Oct 7, 2015
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