VA Bananas Extinction Risks w_audio (Vcr) KG THUR AM
VA Bananas Extinction Risks w/audio (Vcr) KG THUR AM
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>>Bananas Facing Extinction Due Diseases Threatening The Fruit Worldwide
(Undated) --Scientists trying to save one fruit from becoming completely extinction in all Virginia grocery stores. Katie Gray explains.Preview: SCRIPT:
Experts warn Bananas are facing extinction due to two diseases threatening the fruit worldwide, putting the entire banana industry at risk. One major fruit seller, Chiquita is trying to do something about it by working on a solution by breeding a disease-resistant banana using a genetic bank. They tell popular science DOT Com that the new bananas may taste different from the ones we are used to. This wouldn't be the first time there would be a new generation found on shelves. During the 1950s, a pathogen wiped out commercial banana crops, only to be replaced by the one offered today in its place.