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Banana apocalypse, part 2 – a genomicist explains the tricky genetics of the fungus devastating bananas worldwide

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Li-Jun Ma : Fusarium oxysporum can cause wilt and root rot diseases in over 120 plant species.

Growing different varieties of bananas can make agriculture more sustainable and reduce disease pressure on a single crop, she says.

Ma: Consumers can help increase banana diversity in your supermarket by intentionally trying one or more of the other hundreds of other existing banana varieties.

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