New research from the University of Exeter has found it will be economically unsustainable by 2080 for many areas across ...

Banana production is in jeopardy due to rising global temperatures, with many regions in Latin America and the Caribbean ...

Fruit salads will never be the same again - thanks to scientists who have developed bananas that don't go brown and mushy ...

Plant genetics deals with heredity in plants, specifically mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation of inherited characteristics. Plant genetics differs from animal genetics in a number ...

The stability and delivery of biopesticides limits application. Here, azadirachtin is co-assembled with plant secondary metabolites for efficient drug delivery, demonstrating pest management ...

The sunflower is one of the nation’s best-loved flowers. Although most varieties have yellow blooms, you can grow sunflowers with rusty-red, green and even white flowers. Annual sunflowers are fast ...

It likes full to part sun and well-drained soil. Plant it in USDA Zones 4 through 9. A good choice for people living in the milder parts of the South, this small thin-leafed evergreen grows 2 to 3 ...

I wrote last time about a flowering shrub called pineapple guava, a plant that produces fruit that resemble neither pineapples nor guavas. Today I’ll talk to you about banana trees that produce ...

With its irresistible aroma and naturally sweet flavour, banana bread has become a big hit with Brits in recent years. Unlike some more elaborately baked favourites, a loaf of banana bread can be ...

A woman got a "freaky" surprise when she found a "double banana" in her fruit bowl ... it's just how they grow." Selling the fruit in shops could be used to tackle food waste, she suggested.

"We've lost all that infrastructure again, all our roads are a mess," Mr Collins said. "If a banana plant goes underwater … the plant can't breathe, can't respire, and it will actually start ...