By the 1950s, there was Choose... major variety(ies) of banana being grown commercially in the world. Then, a soil fungus called
Fusarium struck the banana plants, causing Panama Disease. Because of Choose... , the bananas could not resist the fungus. Within a few years, the entire commercial banana industry had collapsed. The industry switched to a different kind of banana. Yet fifty years later, Panama Disease has returned, and there is still no cure for it. Scientists argue that the best solution for the future is Choose... .
The best solution for the future is to produce resistance variety to Panama Disease or fungicide spray that kills Fusarium fungus that causes Panama Disease. If the variety is resistance against Fusarium fungus so they get no adverse affect from it. The use of chemical that kills Fusarium fungus is also a good method to protect banana industry from the adverse effect of this disease.
