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Banana extinction: Newly discovered virulent bug threatens future of bananas
The most popular fruit in the world - bananas - may be about to be wiped out by an invisible killer bug.
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Panama Disease ¨C which has already destroyed the most popular variety of banana ¨C is back and its spreading like wildfire across global crops.
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The problem is, bananas are seedless and are essentially all cloned from exactly the same plant ¨C making them extremely vulnerable to disease.
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A new study has warned the much-loved yellow fruit will be wiped out if we don't take action NOW.
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The Gros Michel banana was once the most popular variety in the world ¨C until it was completely killed off by Panama Disease in the 1950s.
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The Cavendish banana ¨C from the UK ¨C stepped in to replace the Gros Michel and now makes up 95% of all banana exports in the world.
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But Panama Disease ¨C which is transmitted through soil and water and attacks the banana plant's roots ¨C can lay dormant, waiting to strike, for up to 30 years.
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And now it's back with a new global epidemic.
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The deadly fungal pathogen is resistant to fungicide and cannot be controlled chemically.
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It has completely wiped out Cavendish banana crops in Taiwan and is now spreading through the Chinese mainland, Indonesia and Malaysia, decimating crops.
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The bug has "significantly" reduced the banana industry in Australia ¨C which previously lost its bananas to disease in the 19th century ¨C and threatens the entire export trade in the Philippines.
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Since 2013 it has been reported as far and wide as Jordan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Mozambique and Oman.
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