Socialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 3 months agoThe banana apocalypse is near, but biologists might have found a key to their survivalphys.orgexternal-linkmessage-square32fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkThe banana apocalypse is near, but biologists might have found a key to their survivalphys.orgSocialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square32fedilink
minus-squarejust_another_person@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoSo then transplanting and treating with UV would work for seeds or shoots. Fusarium can’t tolerate UV, or above ground fungicides.
minus-squareThe_v@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoBananas are clonally propagated. The pathogen is inside the vascular tissue. No way to get rid of it from plants once infected. Fusariums have developed resistance to many fungicides. They keep becoming resistant to more.
So then transplanting and treating with UV would work for seeds or shoots. Fusarium can’t tolerate UV, or above ground fungicides.
Bananas are clonally propagated. The pathogen is inside the vascular tissue. No way to get rid of it from plants once infected.
Fusariums have developed resistance to many fungicides. They keep becoming resistant to more.