現在全台灣民眾都夯香蕉,加上台灣產的香蕉又甜又香,可以拿來做成任何美味的甜點,但最近卻有國外科學家警告,全球可能面臨無蕉危機,因為有「香蕉愛滋」稱號的香蕉黃葉病熱帶第四型,已經從東南亞蔓延到非洲,萬一連主要產蕉區南美洲也遭受波及,全球會有80%到85%的香蕉被摧毀,嚴重影響香蕉產業!
不管是巧克力香蕉蛋糕,還是香蕉酥、香蕉蛋捲,香蕉特有的甜味、芳香氣味,讓它百搭各種甜點,加上最近大吵「指花為蕉」議題,台灣人開始狂嗑香蕉,但最近卻有國外科學家警告,全球可能面臨「無蕉危機」,因為全世界正面臨,有「香蕉愛滋」之稱的黃葉病熱帶第四型的威脅。
像這株就是染病的香蕉樹,會從下方老葉葉園開始發黃逐漸擴散,最後整株香蕉樹都枯萎死亡,所謂黃葉病就是香蕉樹染上尖孢鐮刀菌,這種真菌可以抵抗殺菌劑,釋放毒素,讓香蕉發病死亡,但染上黃葉病的香蕉根本無法採收,因此民眾不用擔心吃到「病死蕉」。
旗山蕉農張大哥:「它的學術名稱也說是黃葉病啦,算是說香蕉的一種癌症,它若是染病,整株香蕉就採收不了了。」
目前台灣還沒傳出疫情,但已經有科學家警告,香蕉愛滋已經從東南亞蔓延到非洲,萬一主要產蕉區南美洲也被波及,全球超過80%的香蕉得摧毀,一定讓香蕉產業重創,就連台灣蕉農也不敢大意、小心防範,目前科學家正找尋治療方法,希望能挽救香蕉產業。
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天啊!!!!!!!!!!!
香蕉也會得愛滋!!!
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