There is already a cavendish variety that resists the fungus or what is it attacking it, but it was created using gene manipulation so it’s not allowed in the EU
A genetically modified Cavendish banana (specifically the QCAV-4 line) has been developed with high resistance to the devastating
Panama disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4) fungus. The resistance is achieved by inserting a specific gene, RGA2, derived from the wild banana Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis, which helps the plant defend against the soil-borne wilt fungus.
Key details about the resistant gene and modification:
The Gene (RGA2): While the Cavendish already has the RGA2 gene, it is largely inactive or expressed at very low levels in conventional Cavendish bananas. The modified version (QCAV-4) uses a highly active version of this gene from a wild, resistant banana.
Effectiveness: Field trials showed that QCAV-4 was highly resistant to TR4, with only 2% of plants infected, compared to 66% in non-GM control plants.
Development: The modification was developed by researchers from the Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
Future Development: Researchers are also using CRISPR gene-editing technology in partnership with Fresh Del Monte to potentially activate the banana’s own existing RGA2 gene, rather than introducing one from a wild source.
Good, so the bland cavendish will never die and we actually learned something from the first mass-extinction event of more flavorful bananas. (the old more flavorful essence of the dead variety is still fckn. everywhere.)
There is no such thing as a banana seed. All banana types are singular lineages of clones. All bananas of a certain type (currently cavendish is the one exported to all around the world) are the same genetically, that’s why they are so susceptible to colony-destroying fungal infections.
edit: i meant commercial banana types, as we were talking about the preservation of those.
Maybe this is what we’ll get when the Cavendishes go extinct.
There is already a cavendish variety that resists the fungus or what is it attacking it, but it was created using gene manipulation so it’s not allowed in the EU
Can we do a plague resistant Gros Michel, please?
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A genetically modified Cavendish banana (specifically the QCAV-4 line) has been developed with high resistance to the devastating
Panama disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4) fungus. The resistance is achieved by inserting a specific gene, RGA2, derived from the wild banana Musa acuminata ssp. malaccensis, which helps the plant defend against the soil-borne wilt fungus.
Key details about the resistant gene and modification:
Good, so the bland cavendish will never die and we actually learned something from the first mass-extinction event of more flavorful bananas. (the old more flavorful essence of the dead variety is still fckn. everywhere.)
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one can only hope
Let’s just hope they have a bunch of seeds cryogenically frozen in a lab somewhere.
There is no such thing as a banana seed. All banana types are singular lineages of clones. All bananas of a certain type (currently cavendish is the one exported to all around the world) are the same genetically, that’s why they are so susceptible to colony-destroying fungal infections.
edit: i meant commercial banana types, as we were talking about the preservation of those.
There absolutely is. The commercial bananas just had seeds bread out of them
When talking about the preservation of the Cavendish Banana what they said is relevant.