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In reply to the discussion: The Only Way to Save Your Beloved Bananas Might Be Genetic Engineering [View all]PufPuf23
(8,915 posts)7. The article linked offers another solution to the fungal problem with the Cavendish variety;
specifically, to develop other varieties of banana to replace the Cavendish.
Developing other varieties likely will not replace the Cavendish but would diversify and reduce the chance and trauma of future catastrophic loss of a major cultivar.
The fungus that is destroying the Cavendish is a symptom of a monoculture with narrow genetic diversity.
I am personally not anti-GMO but I am pro-GMO with thought.
There is still a place for traditional plant breeding programs and alternative cultivation and pest management systems.
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The Only Way to Save Your Beloved Bananas Might Be Genetic Engineering [View all]
HuckleB
Mar 2016
OP
It's obvious. It's part of the same Corporate-Industrial Ag Borg, Inc. & mindset
AxionExcel
Mar 2016
#15
Yeah, it's horrible to find a solution to something because you don't like it ...
HuckleB
Mar 2016
#8