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04-29-2012, 05:10 PM | #1 (permalink) |
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Building a Better Banana"
A few years old. Not sure if anything has changed since then, I found it very interesting. Saw my first BBTV infected plant last week. What a travesty.
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<div style="font-style: italic;"><div style="font-style: italic;"></div></div> Location: SFV, California
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Re: Building a Better Banana"
I'm glad I don't have any of those diseases here. I can grow whatever I want as long as it can take the winter cold and wind. Here's a thread you should check out:
Genetically modified plants hold the key to saving the banana industry
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Re: Building a Better Banana"
Yeah, I hope that we are not left with plantains in the future.
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