Banana plant fights off crop's invisible nemesis: Roundworms
Thursday, March 6, 2014 - 08:32
in Biology & Nature
The banana variety Yangambi km5 produces toxic substances that kill the nematode Radopholus similis, a roundworm that infects the root tissue of banana plants -- to the frustration of farmers worldwide. The finding bodes well for the Grande Naine, the export banana par excellence, which is very susceptible to the roundworms.