On 6/8/2015 1:45 AM, La Mirada wrote:
> sf > Wrote in message:
>> On Sun, 7 Jun 2015 21:22:33 +0100, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Six decades after a banana-killing fungus all but wiped out plantations
>>> across Latin America, a new strain threatens to destroy global harvests.
>>> A type of Fusarium wilt appeared this year in Australia's main
>>> banana-growing state after spreading to Asia and Africa. While the fungus
>>> has been around since the 1990s and has yet to affect top exporter Ecuador,
>>> Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. called it a potential "big nightmare." The
>>> United Nations says the disease threatens supply, and Latin American growers
>>> are taking steps to limit the risk.
>>>
>>> The industry survived the demise of the top-selling Gros Michel banana in
>>> the 1950s by switching to a different variety, called the Cavendish. But
>>> this time, there's no ready substitute
>>
>> Wiki says there are 1000 varieties of bananas in the world, subdivided
>> into 50 groups. So all is not lost if Canvendish takes a hit and
>> consumers will finally get some banana diversity at the supermarket.
>>
>> --
>>
>> sf
>>
>
> Ever do yourself with a frozen banana?
>
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