Gert KemaWageningen University Latest articles by Gert Kema Can Science Save the Banana? By Ioannis Stergiopoulos, Gert Kema published 24 October 16 Every single Cavendish banana plant worldwide is genetically identical. This vast monoculture sets them up for disastrous disease outbreaks. But researchers have ideas on how to protect the crop. Planet Earth Sign up for the Live Science daily newsletter nowGet the world’s most fascinating discoveries delivered straight to your inbox.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors LATEST ARTICLES1'The Big One' could rock the Pacific Northwest and fuel sea-level rise and massive flooding2'It's huge, and it's been hidden for this whole time': Gigantic, glow-in-the-dark cloud near Earth surprises astronomers32,300-year-old sword with swastikas unearthed at necropolis in France4Humans heal 3 times slower than our closest animal relatives 5'It's answering one of the questions of the century': Scientists may finally know where the oldest gold in the universe came from
Can Science Save the Banana? By Ioannis Stergiopoulos, Gert Kema published 24 October 16 Every single Cavendish banana plant worldwide is genetically identical. This vast monoculture sets them up for disastrous disease outbreaks. But researchers have ideas on how to protect the crop.
