With the climate crisis and diseases threatening one of the world’s most popular fruits, researchers are hoping a breakthrough in breeding techniques could give the Cavendish banana a certain future
I explained in another reply, but it seems your own reading of the article misses some of the point as well.
They are working on a single replacement. It appears to be fertile, not a clone, but would still be susceptible to a disease that affects a single type. So it would be better, but not diverse.
Your only contribution to the thread as of this reply is two comments asking people if they read the article.
They did, in both cases. Your own understanding of the article is incomplete.
In fairness, I’ve been on both sides of it - missing things from the article and/or pointing out that others missed things. :) So I’m just pointing out what you’ve missed. :)
Did you forget to read the article?
I explained in another reply, but it seems your own reading of the article misses some of the point as well.
They are working on a single replacement. It appears to be fertile, not a clone, but would still be susceptible to a disease that affects a single type. So it would be better, but not diverse.
Your only contribution to the thread as of this reply is two comments asking people if they read the article.
They did, in both cases. Your own understanding of the article is incomplete.
In fairness, I’ve been on both sides of it - missing things from the article and/or pointing out that others missed things. :) So I’m just pointing out what you’ve missed. :)
No, why? What did I miss?