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Article: Bananas split: the banana might soon become an endangered species and slip away. (Life).(according to scientists from International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain)
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- Current Science, a Weekly Reader publication
- Article date:
- May 2, 2003
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Do you like banana cream pie? How about banana bread or banana split sundaes? Better enjoy them while you can!
Scientists from the International Network for the Improvement of Banana and Plantain (INIBAP) recently warned that disease might soon wipe out one of the world's favorite fruits. Think a world without bananas sounds too weird to be true? Keep reading.
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Bananas are the fruits of the world's largest herb, a seed plant without woody stems like those of trees and shurbs. Nearly 1,000 species of banana and plantain exist. A plantain is a large, firm banana, which is often cooked while still green.
Wild bananas, which grow ...