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Scientists race to find wild, ancient bananas to save the popular fruit from climate change – ABC News
In the rainforests of Papua New Guinea, 15-metre-tall ancestors of modern-day, cultivated bananas contain the precious genetics that could save the popular fruit…
Scientists are racing to find and save the living ancestors of modern-day, cultivated bananas that grow in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea.
Key points:
- Scientists are saving wild, ancient banana varieties in Papua New Guinea
- The genetics can help protect cultivated bananas from climate change
- Some wild varieties grow 15 metres tall and have hard seeds
These wild bananas have genes capable of protecting one of the world’s most popular fruits from climate change, pests and diseases.
However,…
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