This is the reason you may never eat bananas again

Pepper bananas - extremely delicious and extremely popular bananas around the world that may become extinct in the future.

Banana bananas - also known as Cavendish bananas - are a very popular and popular banana variety globally.

However, this very familiar fruit is in danger of being extinct in the future because of a fungus called fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense. Is it too hard to believe, when only one fungus can cause extinction of an overly popular plant?

But this is entirely possible, and according to scientists, there are five reasons for this.

1. There have been many varieties of bananas extinct

Previously, it was like Gros Michel bananas with a delicious taste that dominated the first half of the 20th century in Western countries. But in 1876, a strange disease appeared in Australia, causing bananas to wither very quickly and unable to produce fruit.

Panama disease causes bananas to wither and fade.

The disease was named Panama , because it sabotaged the Gros Michel banana plantations in the country of the same name. Panama then quickly spread and became "banana pandemic" in the 1900s, and was described as " one of the most serious catastrophes in agricultural history" , making the banana almost completely extinct. all.

It is almost because there are still some Gros Michel bananas , but with very small yields and relatively high prices. On Amazon e-commerce site, Gros Michel seedlings are on sale for about 30 USD (more than 600,000 VND).

Gros Michel bananas.

Thus it can be seen that a scenario similar to Cavendish bananas is taking place and may leave similar consequences in the future.

2. The genocide disaster has been going on

The reason why the Cavendish bananas became so popular today is because they had shown their ability to fight off Panama in the first place, while Gros Michel died "like a stubble".

But now, the fungus called fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense - also known as "Panama 4th generation" has appeared.

This fungus has broken the defenses of banana pepper and severely affected banana cultivation of many areas around the world.

Bananas infected with Panama cannot be eaten.

According to a recent study, this fungus has been rampaging, devastating banana gardens in Asia, the Middle East, Africa and Australia. Despite all the ways, people still have no control over them.

Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense mushroom is spreading like a storm.

The reason is that because of asexual reproduction by underground stem, plants with genetic characteristics are too similar.

Just one infected tree will make all other trees infected . The area under cultivation also lost the ability to cultivate for up to 30 years.

3. Transmission is high, easy to disperse

Based on the clonality of banana plants, this fungus can easily spread from tree to tree in the same planting area.

This spread was so quiet and slow that banana growers did not notice. And by the time they realized the banana garden was "sick" then it was done: a large area of ​​bananas was affected and it was difficult to control them.

Walking can spread Panama mushrooms.

In addition, mushrooms can be spread across the continent by . humans. It is man who carries the fungus that carries all the dirt in his shoes.

The only way to prevent fungal outbreaks in one area is censorship . But is it feasible to censor both . shoe soles of travelers cross? Too difficult!

4. Fungicides - don't dream!

Some methods to combat Panama disease, of course, have been taken into account by scientists. Such as manufacturing fungicides or breeding again.

Currently, scientists are giving up on this fungus.

However, researchers now have to "give up" because fungi have "blockhouse" too solid, no medicine can pass through.

It is difficult for any drug to effectively kill the fungus, even if the drug is injected into the trunk.

They damage the roots and then enter into entrenched organs such as sieve and timber circuits. There, it is difficult for any drug to effectively kill the fungus, even if the drug is injected into the trunk.

5. The extinct bananas don't do anything . because we have other bananas

As we all know, when Gros Michel bananas face disease and go extinct, the only solution is to use Cavendish bananas instead.

We will have to get acquainted with another banana variety.

So it should not be surprising if the extinction threat hits the Cavendish bananas, we will have to get used to another banana variety so it can be said that bananas are really pepper.

However, other bananas may not be as productive as Cavendish bananas - making it easier for production costs to increase.