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Before 1960 most bananas were of the cultivar 'Gros Michel'. However they were very vulnerable to disease and have been replaced by the cultivar 'Cavendish' which is considerably more resistant to disease but more vulnerable to bruising creating the need for very elaborate shipping methods. | Before 1960 most bananas were of the cultivar 'Gros Michel'. However they were very vulnerable to disease and have been replaced by the cultivar 'Cavendish' which is considerably more resistant to disease but more vulnerable to bruising creating the need for very elaborate shipping methods. | ||
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Revision as of 16:09, November 22, 2008
A banana is a herbaceous cultagenic plant of the genus musa. Bananas are a tropical fruit from the kingdom Plantae, the division Magnoliophyta, the class Liliopsida, and the order zingiberales
Before 1960 most bananas were of the cultivar 'Gros Michel'. However they were very vulnerable to disease and have been replaced by the cultivar 'Cavendish' which is considerably more resistant to disease but more vulnerable to bruising creating the need for very elaborate shipping methods.
It has been speculated by many respected journalists that the introduction of the banana corresponds to the biblical event of the Tower of Babel. In some readings of the story, the banana was what originally was eaten by the workers that caused them to speak their different languages. Many conservative commentators have noted the similarities between the heathen workers and liberals