What banana will replace the Cavendish? The race to save the world's favorite fruit
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Over 95% of bananas exported globally are Cavendish, but this popular fruit faces an existential threat from the fast-spreading fungal disease Tropical Race 4 (TR4), prompting the urgent question: what banana will replace the Cavendish? This impending crisis for the $25 billion industry has scientists pursuing solutions from genetic engineering to traditional crossbreeding.
