The Panama Disease Threat: Can UK Indoor Labs Save the Tropical Banana?
The banana is often taken for granted as a ubiquitous staple on UK supermarket shelves. However, the world’s most popular fruit is currently facing an existential crisis. A devastating fungal pathogen known as Tropical Race 4 (TR4), or Panama Disease, is sweeping through plantations across Asia, Africa, and Latin America. Because the standard Cavendish banana … Baca Selengkapnya