În iunie 2017, un mai mulţi cercetători din Europa au călătorit în Papua Noua Guinee cu o misiune de mare importanţă: găsirea plantei numită "Banana Uriaşă".
Oamenii de ştiinţă au străbătut junglele din sudul Pacificului, fie cu maşina sau pe jos, având alături două gărzi de corp. Ei aveau în minte o imagine ce circulase online, surprinsă de localnici, care prezenta un bananier foarte înalt, cu frunze ce atingeau 4 metri şi jumătate, scriu cei de la Wall Street Journal.
Deşi cercetătorii au găsit numeroase varietăţi ale bananei, căutarea lor s-a dovedit în zadar.
Nu erau însă singurii care caută sau dezvoltă noi tipuri de banane; motivul este că sortimentul Cavendish, cel care se găseşte în majoritatea supermarketurilor din lume, este pe cale să dispară.
Varietatea Cavendish este afectată de o ciupercă răspândită în mai multe părţi ale lumii, afectând plantele care poartă frunctul. Cavendish este un sortiment fără sâmburi, astfel că plantele sunt clone din punct de vedere genetic, fiind vulnerabile în faţa bolii.
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