Banana Article--History of Disease and Development of New Varieties

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...cbccdrcrd.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....

: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.

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.

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inkcube GMO creator Name: Pito Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 121 BananaBucks : 827 Feedback: 0 / 0% Thanks: 6 Thanked 75 Times in 34 Posts Welcomes: 0	Re: Banana Article--History of Disease and Development of New Varieties 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.

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