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[-] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 11 points 3 days ago

Being monocultures, (genetic clones) commercially grown edible bananas are extremely vulnerable to disease.

The currently most popular variant is the Cavendish, replacing the earlier and now extinct Gros Michel, wiped out by the Panama Disease (a fungus).

While the Gros Michel isn't coming back, people are apparently trying to create and grow new variants, as what happened before can happen again.

this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2025
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