“The Gros Michel banana lost the battle with fungus in the 1950s, but was replaced by the Cavendish.
“This time we might not have a new banana to come to the rescue. Could this be the end of bananas?” – YT
Bye bye banana cream pie? Noooooooooo.
“In the mid 1900s, the most popular banana in the world—a sweet, creamy variety called Gros Michel grown in Latin America—all but disappeared from the planet.
“At the time, it was the only banana in the world that could be exported.
“But a fungus, known as Panama Disease, which first appeared in Australia in the late 1800s, changed that after jumping continents.
“The disease debilitated the plants that bore the fruit.
“The damage was so great and swift that in a matter of only a few decades the Gros Michel nearly went extinct.”
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