We need more mainstream banana varieties :c I don’t want to die only having tried the Canvendish
Banan
Submitted 2 weeks ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to [deleted]
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python@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
BarbecueCowboy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 weeks ago
If you’re in the US, there’s a lot of options for ordering exotic fruits, including bananas, but they can be expensive and you got to be ready to eat them fairly fast once they arrive in the mail.
I have a friend who used Miami Fruit before: miamifruit.org/collections/…/banana-variety-box
RickyRigatoni@retrolemmy.com 2 weeks ago
You bet your goddamn ass I can eat $147 worth of exotic bananas in two days.
RBWells@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I order exotic fruit plants from Sow Exotic, they have a pretty good selection of bananas.
BanMe@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I do think it’s weird that every banana cultivar is described a having a “creamy” texture. Is there a banana with a jagged, rough texture out there? Chunky? Gritty? Watery? Greasy?
TownhouseGloryHole@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Oh fuck, givee them greasy nanners!
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’ve definitely had gritty bananas. Red bananas have such a small window of ripeness anymore they might as well be called gritty bananas now.
general_kitten@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
well cooking bananas/plantains are starchy
Notyou@sopuli.xyz 2 weeks ago
I have no clue what bananas used to look like before they got bred to mostly the same 🍌 but maybe? I’m too lazy to look up descriptions of the tastes of old banana types. I also don’t want to see the results of said web search.
Davel23@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
Maybe this is what we'll get when the Cavendishes go extinct.
kameecoding@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
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
eleefece@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Can we do a plague resistant Gros Michel, please?
kameecoding@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Ai slop from google
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).
- Approval: In February 2024, the Australian government approved this genetically modified banana for commercial release.
- 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.
Syndication@lemmy.today 2 weeks ago
Let’s just hope they have a bunch of seeds cryogenically frozen in a lab somewhere.
halvar@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
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.
halvar@lemy.lol 2 weeks ago
one can only hope
HerbalGamer@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
banana for scale?
GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
ThatGuy46475@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
x5 multiplier, 1 in 1,000,000 chance to go extinct at the end of the round
Zealotte@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
Why does this speak to me so?
Too much Bananalatro, maybe.
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
*only works in hawaii
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I’m pretty sure I have an ex that can deepthroat that like it’s nothing…
Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Bonono
diemartin@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Do not the Hua Moa banana
Zier@fedia.io 2 weeks ago
I see your eggplant and raise you a banana.
psoul@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
That’s a nice chode
Fedizen@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Perfectly sized for slenderman’s hands. Checkmate athiests.
jupyter_rain@discuss.tchncs.de 2 weeks ago
That’s not a snack, it’s a huge meal!
Catoblepas@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 weeks ago
Family size banana
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
A succulent Chinese meal!
ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 weeks ago
HANDS OFF MY BANANA!