Cultivar News - Banana

Embrapa

Notice for licensing the production of Terra-type banana seedlings is open

BRS Terra Anã is the first plantain variety developed by Embrapa's Banana and Plantain Genetic Improvement Program

30.04.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

Banana disease puts Peru and Ecuador on alert and experts call for public-private cooperation to tackle the pest

New scenario threatens other nations in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a strong presence among the largest producers and exporters of the fruit

29.04.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Pests

Map warns of reinforcement in monitoring the Foc R4T pest in bananas

Plague was identified in the province of Sullana, close to the Peruvian border with Ecuador and far from the border with Brazil

13.04.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

Banana production in Goiás places the state among the 10 largest producers in the country

April's Agro emData Bulletin provides more information about the cultivation of the fruit, which is expected to reach a production of 202,9 thousand tons in the 2021 harvest

12.04.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Research

Publication highlights technical information about banana cultivation

Book “Banana from Planting to Harvesting” will be launched by EPAMIG this Thursday (11/03) with broadcast on Youtube

10.03.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

IICA

Global partnership will cooperate to combat pest that has become a threat to bananas

TR4 attacks the Cavendish banana variety, which makes up half of global production

22.02.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Experts call for coordinated action to contain the pandemic that threatens bananas

Disease originating in Southeast Asia, which wilts crops until it kills them, is spreading to plantations around the world

18.02.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Diseases

Banana: a key crop for food security that is under threat

Banana "pandemic" devastates cultivation in several countries; the Tropical Race 4 (TR4) strain of the Fusarium fungus causes the blight

17.02.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Brazil prepares actions to prevent the entry of a new breed of banana Fusarium wilt

TR4 is widespread in Australia, China, Philippines, Indonesia, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Oman, Pakistan, Taiwan and Vietnam and was recently found in Colombia

09.02.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

Epamig publishes book on banana cultivation

The work was designed to meet the needs of people involved in the banana production chain in Brazil

03.02.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Driving

SP Department of Agriculture develops research to verify the need for reform of banana plantations

APTA wants to create a technological banana showcase in Vale do Futuro

16.12.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

Granulated calcium sulfate helps banana producers face cultivation challenges

Practices such as soil drainage and deepening the root system of plants without mechanical preparation will be demonstrated by SulGesso

14.12.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Embrapa

Science identifies fungus isolate capable of controlling banana disease

New isolate of the Trichoderma fungus shows good results against the worst banana disease, Fusarium wilt

27.10.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

banana tree borer

Fungus selected by IB controls banana borer, the main pest of the crop

Strain IBCB66 can be used in organic crops

02.09.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

Research studies the viability of plantain in São Paulo

APTA studies aim to identify which are the best varieties to be cultivated in the State and whether investing in culture is a good business for farmers

10.08.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Climate

Banana was one of the crops most damaged by cyclone in the South

Mapa representatives were in the region to survey the losses suffered in agricultural production, especially in banana cultivation

09.07.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Fruits

National plan foresees actions to prevent banana pests from entering BR

The plan is divided into actions prior to the presence of the FOC R4T pest and emergency actions in cases of suspected presence of the problem in the country

10.06.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Drones

Course on the use of spraying drones in banana farming

Protection of banana plantations against diseases and pests is now done with agricultural spraying drones.

10.06.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Driving

How to manage rhizome borer in banana trees

Comparative performance of the new model of “wedge” plant trap in the management of the rhizome borer, the main pest of banana trees

05.06.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Driving

Use of agricultural mechanization on steeply sloped land

The simple distribution of inputs, such as limestone, can be a major challenge when applied to crops such as bananas on steeply sloped land.

03.06.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Embrapa

Pineapple, banana and cassava technologies will be presented at Agrotins

From May 27th to 29th, Embrapa Mandioca e Fruticultura participates in the 20th Tocantins Agricultural Technology Fair (Agrotins)

22.05.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Embrapa

EPAMIG and Embrapa publish irrigation techniques for banana trees

EPAMIG researchers are co-authors of a technical circular on banana irrigation published by Embrapa

12.05.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Pests

Suspected FOC R4T pest in bananas is discarded in Minas Gerais

Since confirmation of FOC R4T in Colombia, the Ministry of Agriculture has been adopting measures to prevent the pest from entering Brazil

23.04.2020 | 20:59 (UTC -3)

Apple

More than 10 thousand family farmers participate in rural insurance pilot project

The project involves coverage for 1st harvest corn, soybeans, bananas, apples and grapes within Pronaf

28.01.2021 | 20:59 (UTC -3)