Overcoming barriers to the conservation and use of banana seed germplasm KU Leuven
The intrinsically low intraspecific diversity of clonal crops such as banana, and continued reliance on existing cultivars and landraces, means that there is an increased threat of epidemic disease infection and spread. Climate change will likely exasperate the problem further, as disease spread could be greater under warmer conditions. Bananas may come under further pressure as climate change causes drought stress or storm damage to crops. When ...