Propagating crop plants like cassava, banana and plantain as vegetative clones is a big disadvantage when it comes to storing and distributing the plants, Chan said. Seeds are much hardier and easier ...

the wild banana ''tastes exactly the same like a regular banana''. He went on: ''You can actually plant these seeds and have a new banana tree.'' The clip, posted less than a week ago, has since ...

Unlike the more common bird-of-paradise, which grows only about six feet tall, white bird towers up to 30 feet and features large paddle-like leaves strongly reminiscent of banana foliage.

SHOULD Tanzania ... comb of the plant and weaken its roots, retarding its growth before it eventually falls when the wind comes. They account for between 30% and 40% of losses in banana ...

On return trips, it’s not unusual to find that individual plants ... banana with comparatively little funding and sparse access to seeds and genetic material. Even interested crop breeders like ...

An international seed bank has reached its target of collecting 10% of the world's wild plants, with seeds of a pink banana among its latest entries. The wild banana, Musa itinerans, is a favourite of ...