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LibertyLizard ,

Good research but as they point out, the much simpler solution is simply to grow a variety of different bananas instead of one clone across the entire earth.

UniversalMonk OP ,
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I wonder if there is an ureported reason that they haven’t done that. Because I think your idea makes sense, and surely they must have a reason for not doing it.

LibertyLizard ,

My understanding is they store well and consumers are used to them. There are definitely many other varieties available in local markets in tropical areas, some of which are better tasting IMO. But it’s just one of those things about global commodity trade that they want them all to be identical.

just_another_person ,

Attempting to preserve this variety may not be very viable unless they genetically alter it, or keep a large enough population alive in a clean environment for a decade until all the other ones die and the fungus is diminished. Seems easier to just grow a different variety maybe, but not as commercially viable at that point? I don’t know enough about how/why bananas are as cheap as they are (aside from the awful bits of the industry).

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