Gabe15

Good article Frank, this is the kinda thing bananas are facing. Even organic bananas cannot escape all the pesticide spraying that must be done on a weekly basis to prevent mainly Black Sigatoka infections. This is the whole problem facing export bananas right now, they already have to spray way too many chemicals just to keep the sigatoka at bay, and then once Panama Disease Race 4 comes over to the Americas, there will be no way to stop it, the Cavendish is not resistant and pesticides do not work. Whats the answer? Either spend millions trying to genetically modify the Cavendish, or just replace them all with something like 'Goldfinger' which already exists and is a proven winner.

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Growing bananas in Colorado, Washington, Hawaii since 2004. Commercial banana farmer, 200+ varieties.