New step in developing sustainable banana
Scientists have succeeded in the DNA of the dreaded black Sigatoka fungus disease to unravel in bananas. That makes it possible to develop a resistant banana plant, Wageningen University announced on Thursday.
Bananas have long been threatened with extinction by various fungal diseases. Black Sigatoka is one of them. This fungus spreads through the air and occurs worldwide. This attacks the leaves of banana plants on small and large plantations are interested in.
In addition, the disease reduces the quality of the fruit: it matures extra off quickly, so that bananas can not be exported.
The new knowledge provides on the DNA of the disease, "new opportunities for the development of a banana plant which is suitable for production and export and is resistant to black Sigatoka, "according to the university.
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