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September 21, 2005

Can the Banana be saved?

Lacking genetic diversity the banana has been bred down to the single variety known as the 'Cavendish'. A fungus or bacterial disease that infects one banana plantation could march around the globe and destroy millions of bunches, leaving supermarket shelves empty.

Posted by miosite at September 21, 2005 2:26 PM

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