A study found that ripening bananas appear bright blue under UV light as a result of chlorophyll breakdown in banana peels.

Last October, around 50 people met in Bujumbura, Burundi for the launching meeting of CIALCA-II.

An International Conference on Banana and Plantain in Africa: Harnessing International Partnerships to Increase Research Impact has been held in Mombasa, Kenya from 5 to 9 October, organized by the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in partnership with Bioversity International, the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA), the International Society for Horticultural Science (ISHS) and the Kenyan Agricultural Research Institute (KARI).

The ProMusa Crop Production Working Group held its second working group meeting in Mombasa, Kenya on October 10, back-to-back with the International Banana Conference.

The plantain-type improved hybrid FHIA-21 is getting rave reviews in the Dominican Republic.

With the field-testing of genetically modified (GM) bananas, Uganda takes another step towards developing its own transgenic crops.

A new report from the International Food Policy Research Institute highlights the findings from a set of studies to assess the economic impact of improved banana cultivars and management practices.

A new book explores the reasons why the days of the Cavendish banana as an export commodity may be counted.

The sequencing of the Mycosphaerella fijiensis genome was announced at the first meeting of the ProMusa Crop Protection working group.

The members of each working group have participated in an electronic election to choose the Chairperson and Vice-chairperson of their respective group.