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austinl01
01-11-2008, 04:15 PM
Will bananas disappear from the tropics? This article explains the history and current efforts of finding new banana hybrids that are resistant to disease. I found it interesting. Maybe the only banana growers in the future will be in cold climates like zones 7 and 8 where freezes can kill diseases. Wouldn't that be ironic?

http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/5a4d4c3ee4d05010vgnvcm1000004eecbccdrcrd.html

mskitty38583
01-11-2008, 04:54 PM
i swear i would laugh my banana off :), if nanas would only grew in zone 7 and 8!

inkcube
01-11-2008, 04:56 PM
this is the Dan Koeppel article from 2005, he is the author of the new book: Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World. it is from his research for this article that he decided to write the book.

mskitty38583
01-11-2008, 05:04 PM
its going to be a hoot when gabe reads this post....:0491: :islandsharkbanana: :eek: :2141: :2190: . were back to the popular science article and all bananas are going to become extinct, thread.

austinl01
01-11-2008, 05:16 PM
Was this discussed before?

mskitty38583
01-11-2008, 05:18 PM
dont worry about it. i think everyone has posted someting on this topic. ill have to find the thread for you.give me a few min and ill look it up.

austinl01
01-11-2008, 05:20 PM
Oh, my bad. LOL.:ropingnaner:

mskitty38583
01-11-2008, 05:22 PM
its on page two in the main banana discussion thread. its ok we all do this.

austinl01
01-11-2008, 05:25 PM
Thanks. The moderator can remove this post then. :)

Gabe15
01-12-2008, 04:00 AM
I always did hate this Popular Science article! Never bothered to look at the author.