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T tikiskip Grand Member (8 years) Joined: Nov 26, 2005 Posts: 5993	T tikiskip Posted posted on Tue, Nov 15, 2016 5:24 AM This is no boring.... Since becoming widely popular in the 1800s, Gros Michel was the variety you would see at the produce stand. According to legend, this kind of banana tasted way better. It was more soft and creamy. But a disease known as “Race 1” began to kill them off in the ’20s, and by the 1950s banana farmers had turned to the Candevish variant to meet demand. The song “Yes, We Have No Bananas” was written about this terrible crisis. Now, a similar disease is after the Candevish. It’s already devastated farms in Asia, the Pacific, and Australia. Researchers say there’s little doubt that “Race 4” will travel to South and Latin America, where the vast majority of bananas are grown for export to the United States. [ Edited by: tikiskip 2016-11-15 05:26 ]

This is no boring....

Since becoming widely popular in the 1800s, Gros Michel was the variety you would see at the produce stand.
According to legend, this kind of banana tasted way better. It was more soft and creamy.

But a disease known as “Race 1” began to kill them off in the ’20s, and by the 1950s banana farmers had turned to the Candevish variant to meet demand.

The song “Yes, We Have No Bananas” was written about this terrible crisis.

Now, a similar disease is after the Candevish. It’s already devastated farms in Asia, the Pacific, and Australia.

Researchers say there’s little doubt that “Race 4” will travel to South and Latin America, where the vast majority of bananas are grown for export to the United States.

[ Edited by: tikiskip 2016-11-15 05:26 ]

Post #770292 by tikiskip on Tue, Nov 15, 2016 5:24 AM