We’ve been living in what BBC deems a “banana pandemic” for decades now as Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and Black Leaf Streak ...

a banana hybrid that it says is resistant to Tropical Race 4 (TR4) and is partially resistant to Black Sigatoka, both of which are fungal diseases that have long threatened the global banana supply.

Sigatoka and Bacterial xanthomonas wilt (BXW). Banana weevils and nematodes are also common in crops planted from suckers. Furthermore, virus such as banana streak and bunchy top disease are also ...