Because they can grow so tall, the classic Cavendish isn't a good choice. Instead, look for dwarf varieties of banana plants. These will be the best choice for growing as a houseplant.

Bananas are one of the most widely cultivated fruits in India, favoured for their taste, nutritional value, and economic ...

News broke late last week that a fungal disease that kills Cavendish banana plants has been detected in Latin America for the first time. A strain of the Fusarium fungus, which causes so-called ...

Fernando: So now you can compare, this is Tropical Race 4 in a Cavendish banana. Then this plant looks very healthy. Narrator: One scientist recently developed a line of Cavendish that is ...

The soft, yellow flesh of the edible varieties is the result of a mutation many thousands of years ago that rendered the fruits of these plants sterile. In fact, Cavendish – the banana variety ...

It specifically affects Cavendish bananas, the world's most popular type of banana, attacking the roots and causing the plant to rot before dying. Over the last 10 years, the fungus has ...

It means each banana plant is genetically ... For example, Dwarf Red, that tastes a little like raspberries, Lady Fingers, that are smaller and sweeter than Cavendish, or Blue Java, that tastes ...

But the Cavendish is under threat from a fungus that infects the plant. The infection is called Panama Disease (Fusarium wilt) tropical race 4. TR4 infection starts in the banana tree's roots and ...

This image shows leaf yellowing on a Cavendish banana plant in northern Mozambique. The plant was infected by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense tropical race 4 (TR4), a soil-borne fungus ...

Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant. Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these attacks? Some plants avoid herbivory by decreasing their apparency or ...

Get Reader’s Digest’s Read Up newsletter for more plant tips, cleaning, humor, travel, tech and fun facts all week long. Banana water is water that is steeped in banana peels. It’s simple ...

It means each banana plant is genetically ... For example, Dwarf Red, that tastes a little like raspberries, Lady Fingers, that are smaller and sweeter than Cavendish, or Blue Java, that tastes ...