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The world's most banana could become , which is bad for banana and the banana industry. A fungus called TP4 is killing of Cavendish banana plants. The Cavendish is the world's most common banana. The blocks water inside the plant, so the banana cannot get the it needs and it dies. Scientists first discovered TP4 in Malaysia in 1990. It spread to other parts of Asia, and then to Australia and Africa. TP4 is carried by the , water, cars and even people's boots. A tiny amount of it spreads across areas very quickly.

Before we started eating the Cavendish banana, we ate a called the Gros Michel. Fifty years ago, it was the world's banana. However, a fungus called Panama Disease killed it and it became extinct in 1965. Banana changed to the Cavendish banana. The problem for the banana is that burning all their banana will not help the . This is the fungus stays in the , so new plants cannot grow. Scientists say one is genetically modified (GM) bananas that are to diseases like TP4 and Panama Disease.

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