Comments on: Banana drama: Enjoy them while they’re cheap?

By: Engelhardt

Engelhardt — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:25:31 +0000

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By: Don Hosek

Don Hosek — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:14:11 +0000

Actually, Martin, the worst case scenario has already happened once. The current standard of bananas only came about in the late 50s/early 60s. Prior to that, it was a different variety of banana, Gros Michel, which was the standard banana (in fact, the demise of Gros Michel was anticipated to be the demise of banana eating, so inferior is the Cavendish to it). It's definitely worth checking out Koeppel's book on the banana. You'll learn far more than you thought there was to know. Don Hosek’s last blog post..The Streets of Santa Monica (in alphabetical order) Berkeley Street

By: Asianmommy

Asianmommy — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 21:17:59 +0000

That's very interesting information. I never realized it before--how there's only 1 variety of bananas at the grocery store, but a dozen varieties of apples. Asianmommy’s last blog post..Blueberry & Blackberry (Mandarin)

By: Martin

Martin — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:54:54 +0000

Bananas are a pretty rare sight at my house, it's an interesting coincidence that I bought some today. I am in Africa, a continent that produces bananas and yet the ones I bought today are from Ecuador. I felt guilty, but one of my kids is not a fan of oranges, the fruit that is local and cheap. This worst case scenario with bananas being wiped out across the globe seems far fetched. The spread of coffee rust in the 1800s is a good example of what can happen with monoculture. Britain's coffee in Sri Lanka and India was devastated but the crop was unaffected elsewhere for decades. The fungal disease didn't show up in Brazil until 1970. Martin’s last blog post..Plastic on the Beach Part Four

By: Rosengeranium (Indoor Gardener)

Rosengeranium (Indoor Gardener) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:27:35 +0000

Oh dear! My son loves bananas. Better let him enjoy them while he can - and yes I am buying organic ones. Rosengeranium (Indoor Gardener)’s last blog post..Help, they are growing!