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KamaAina

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24. "the relatively bland yellow Cavendish"

Thu Mar 3, 2016, 02:18 PM

Mar 2016

Indeed. I was in my mid-30s before I discovered that bananas have flavor, in Hawai'i. They have several local varieties, of which the most popular is the "apple banana", which does not taste at all like apples. A friend had an ice cream banana plant in his yard; no, they did not taste like Ben & Jerry's, except possibly Chunky Monkey.

This has been known for some time. Why is there not another variety waiting to take over for the Cavendish?

Factoid: The demise of the Gros Michel gave rise to the song "Yes, We Have No Bananas".

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The Only Way to Save Your Beloved Bananas Might Be Genetic Engineering [View all] HuckleB Mar 2016 OP

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What does the OP have to do with glyphosate? HuckleB Mar 2016 #2

It's obvious. It's part of the same Corporate-Industrial Ag Borg, Inc. & mindset AxionExcel Mar 2016 #15

In other words, it has nothing to do with the OP. HuckleB Mar 2016 #17

errr... ok. Buzz Clik Mar 2016 #26

“Follow the money”: the finances of global warming, vaccines, and GMOs HuckleB Mar 2016 #43

how to.... Gabi Hayes Mar 2016 #3

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? HuckleB Mar 2016 #5

The lesson I walk away with is that monoculture sucks. hunter Mar 2016 #6

Yeah, it's horrible to find a solution to something because you don't like it ... HuckleB Mar 2016 #8

You really have no idea, do you? hunter Mar 2016 #19

So you're going to focus on pesticides instead of bananas. HuckleB Mar 2016 #20

Avidya = not wanting to know. AxionExcel Mar 2016 #21

Nice try. HuckleB Mar 2016 #23

Emotion was in the OP The2ndWheel Mar 2016 #29

Nice claim. HuckleB Mar 2016 #30

It's our beloved banana The2ndWheel Mar 2016 #31

So, as I figured, you didn't read the piece. HuckleB Mar 2016 #32

Actually I focused on just one word The2ndWheel Mar 2016 #33

So you admit that your comment has no basis at all. HuckleB Mar 2016 #34

The article linked offers another solution to the fungal problem with the Cavendish variety; PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #7

No one said anything about not using all technologies. HuckleB Mar 2016 #9

Can you please address his points? U4ikLefty Mar 2016 #10

I've addressed the repeats over and over again. HuckleB Mar 2016 #12

Your version of 'addressing' is snark and the U4ikLefty Mar 2016 #14

I get snarky when people ask me to repeat myself. HuckleB Mar 2016 #18

Eight Lies About GMOs Debunked HuckleB Apr 2016 #45

LOL...this thread died over a month ago and you saved it U4ikLefty Apr 2016 #46

No, just came across the thread via a Google search. HuckleB Apr 2016 #47

"The only way to save your beloved bananas might be genetic engineering" PufPuf23 Mar 2016 #11

You clearly failed to read my response. HuckleB Mar 2016 #13

GMO, Inc. bananas should be required to have a Miranda Warning AxionExcel Mar 2016 #16

I can't help but wonder... HuckleB Mar 2016 #36

Take two and call me in the morning (next millennium) AxionExcel Mar 2016 #37

Well, as I expected. HuckleB Mar 2016 #38

Sure. Tee hee. AxionExcel Mar 2016 #39

And the double down personal attack. HuckleB Mar 2016 #40

Take a good look AxionExcel Mar 2016 #41

Derp. HuckleB Mar 2016 #42

Eight Lies About GMOs Debunked HuckleB Apr 2016 #44

Let's go back to eating "natural" bananas. progressoid Mar 2016 #22

"the relatively bland yellow Cavendish" KamaAina Mar 2016 #24

Part of the answer relates to your factoid. HuckleB Mar 2016 #25

I strongly disagree. bananas Mar 2016 #27

GMO is not monoculture. HuckleB Mar 2016 #28

Don't see why genetic engineering has to creat monocultures.... Humanist_Activist Mar 2016 #35