Tag: Caribbean Banana Producers Association (UGPBAN)

Guadeloupe Produces Disease-Resistant Banana That Is Also Organic At Cirad

BASSE-TERRE — Guadeloupe says it created an disease-resistant hybrid organic banana that is starting to show promise. The CIRAD 925 variety of bananas was created in the 2000s at research stations after years of hybridization and selection. It is characterized by its resistance to the Black Sigatoka disease which now affects banana crops all over […]