Dutch Researchers Seek to Save Bananas from Disease Through Cross-Breeding

Scientists in the Netherlands are working to prevent plant pathogens from wiping out commercial banana crops by encouraging different banana species to interbreed and develop natural resistance.

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der-spiegelGerman2h ago

Bananen: Wie Forschende in den Niederlanden die Banane retten wollen

Forschende in den Niederlanden wollen die Banane retten, denn sie ist bedroht: Krankheitserreger könnten die Pflanzen auf Plantagen ausrotten. Um das zu verhindern, müssen sich Bananenarten paaren.

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Dutch Researchers Seek to Save Bananas from Disease Through Cross-Breeding

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