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February 1, 2021, 6:00pm
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The Gros Michel you probably remember is not extinct, but it is susceptible to Panama Disease. It can’t be brought back in bulk because the disease still exists.
Previous threads:
The article I initially read on this took the view that the Cavendish had been an inferior substitute, taste-wise, for the Gros Michel. Any way they could bring back some disease resistant version of the Gros Michel, sort of like re-planting elms after Dutch Elm Disease?
I was wondering if anyone ever had the Gros Michel cultivar. My understanding is until the 1950s it was the main type of banana. When it became a victim of a fungus disease it was replaced by the Cavendish variety.
I was googling around and most people say how superior the flavor of Gros Michel bananas were.
I see you can still buy them but as I googled more and more, many people were saying the Gros Michel you can buy today are not the same as the varitey from the 1950s and before.
So has an…