An Appealing Solution: Applying a Microbial Solution to a Banana Infectious Disease Problem
The Banana and Its Disease
Among fruit in the °®¶¹´«Ã½ States, bananas are top banana. Americans ate an average of 28.22 pounds of bananas in 2018—that's 80 bananas for each person—and a survey found that more people had bought bananas than any other fruit within the prior 12 months. Despite their popularity, the inexpensive snack (prices have remained at an average of $0.57 for the past 48 months) is under attack: a fungal disease is threatening to eliminate our favorite
