Article: YES, WE'LL HAVE NO BANANAS.. Disease threatens to wipe them out.(News)

Article: Going bananas?
The Nelson Mail;  May 30, 2003 ;     700+ words ......and thus give bananas resistance to black sigatoka. But is GE...resistant to black sigatoka also using...plants like bananas can be manipulated...producers of bananas, scientists...problem of black sigatoka using non-GE...

Article: Sickly yellow: bananas. (black Sigatoka disease)
The Economist (US);  April 18, 1992 ;     700+ words ......vitamins A, B and C, bananas are such wholesome fruit...the fungus that causes black Sigatoka disease has spread around the world. Only bananas in some parts of Asia...plantations which grow bananas for export, fighting...of the 70m tonnes of bananas produced annually are...still ...

Article: Can Goldfinger Dethrone the Top Banana?
Chicago Sun-Times;  May 18, 1994 ;     552 words ...Yes, we have new bananas! They're Goldfingers - shorter...is because a fungus named Black Sigatoka virtually could wipe out the...without ripening and rotting. Bananas are the No. 1 fruit per capita...afford enough fungicide to keep Black Sigatoka at bay. The disease, which...

Article: Qld: IGA says no to banana imports
AAP General News (Australia);  March 4, 2009 ;     348 words ......chain says it will ban bananas from the Philippines despite...and diseases with the bananas. The IGA chain of 1,270...said it would not stock bananas from the Philippines while...future imports of the bananas. Farmers claim the imports...diseases such as Moko, black Sigatoka and ...

Article: Could the Banana Slip Out of Existence Forever? Genetics, Biotech Expert Warns of Threat From Pests, Diseases.
Ascribe Higher Education News Service;  January 28, 2003 ;     531 words ......The banana's biggest foe is Black Sigatoka, a fungal disease that affects...seedless - is different than wild bananas, which are smaller, have seeds...preserve the banana against the Black Sigatoka is growing. Plants have to use...

Article: 10 years left for banana
The Press;  January 17, 2003 ;     402 words ......because all edible bananas are sterile...off new diseases. Black sigatoka, a fungal disease...Plantain, said black sigatoka was no longer being...on inedible wild bananas, many of which are resistant to black sigatoka. But large producers...biggest eaters of ...

Article: Qld: Bunch of opponents to banana decision
AAP General News (Australia);  March 4, 2009 ;     369 words ......criticising a decision to allow bananas to be imported into Australia from...Tuesday declared that imports of bananas will be allowed provided quarantine...on Wednesday it would not stock bananas from the Philippines while local...the door to future imports of the bananas. Farmers claim the ...

Article: World food: It may be a sweet little banana, but now it's coming out fighting Almost crushed by the power of globalisation and Latin American rivals, some Caribbean growers have forged a link with a British firm that may be their salvation, writes Hester Lacey
The Independent on Sunday;  March 7, 2004 ;     700+ words ......that are dotted among the bananas - for a refreshing drink...because we aren't buying bananas; we get through around pounds...lottery tickets and petrol, bananas are the most valuable individual...back down the chain. The bananas we buy in the UK come from...America are infested with the ...

Article: Qld: Bananas head south again
AAP General News (Australia);  February 28, 2005 ;     159 words ......Australia) 02-28-2005 Qld: Bananas head south again BRISBANE...AAP - North Queensland bananas are being allowed back...and growers to wipe out black sigatoka disease. Primary Industries...Minister Henry Palaszczuk said bananas from the Tully region...lifted the restrictions on ...

Article: Qld: Banana disease found on three properties
AAP General News (Australia);  April 9, 2001 ;     398 words ......The banana leaf disease black Sigatoka had been found on three properties...week on a stand of feral bananas in the Tully region. DPI...disease and growers who had black Sigatoka on their properties would...prevented the movement of bananas and plant material into or...there was no ...

Article: Fed: Banana issues paper released by Biosecurity
AAP General News (Australia);  May 10, 2001 ;     337 words ......imported Filipino bananas would have on the...Philippines to export bananas to Australia. Australia does not import bananas from any country...diseases such as black sigatoka. Local banana growers...proposal, fearing black sigatoka will be introduced...already in Australia. ...

Article: Saving bananas just a gene away
The Press;  January 18, 2003 ;     534 words ......scientists believe they can save bananas from extinction using the...banana with resistance to black sigatoka disease, which other experts...could wipe out conventional bananas within 10 years. Crop and...a trip to Pakistan, said black sigatoka was devastating banana ...

Article: Bananas split: the banana might soon become an endangered species and slip away. (Life).(according to scientists from International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain)
Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication;  May 2, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Think a world without bananas sounds too weird to be...Keep reading. SWEET HERB Bananas are the fruits of the...while still green. Wild bananas, which grow in Southeast...inedible. Cultivated bananas, which have been adapted...for food. Unlike wild bananas, cultivated bananas are ...

Article: Qld: Banana farmers descend on Cairns
AAP General News (Australia);  April 11, 2002 ;     235 words ......importation of bananas from the Philippines...the leaf disease black sigatoka. (Imports) have...application to export bananas to Australia but...posed by Filipino bananas, and measures...Diseases like black sigatoka would put thousands...we do not have black ...