Panama-disease-contracted bananas edible

时间：2007-04-09 01:29:15

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In the southern China province of Hainan, the price of bananas has dropped dramatically after consumers were scared by misleading media reports that called infected bananas "poisonous fruit".
 
BEIJING, April 8 -- The bananas which have contracted Panama disease are safe to eat, said the Ministry1 of Agriculture on Saturday.

 

In the southern China province of Hainan, the price of bananas has dropped dramatically after consumers were scared by misleading media reports that described the disease as "SARS of the banana" and called infected bananas "poisonous fruit".

 

An official with the ministry said the banana is a major cash plant in South China and has won good reputation among consumers.

 

He said the country has grown 260,000 hectares of bananas and produces nearly 7 million tons every year, ranking third in the world.

 

Ninety percent of the bananas are of find breed, said the official.

 

The ministry has sent experts to major banana producing areas to investigate the epidemic2 situation and help farmers to prevent the disease, he said.

 

Panama disease, also called Banana Wilt3, is a devastating4 disease caused by a soil-inhabiting fungus5 species. It is widespread in Asia, Africa, Australia, South America and many other regions.

 

So far, the world has no effective cure for the disease.

 

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1 ministry kD5x2     
n.(政府的)部；牧师
参考例句：
  • They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
  • We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。
2 epidemic 5iTzz     
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
  • That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。
  • The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。
3 wilt oMNz5     
v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎；(指人)疲倦，衰弱
参考例句：
  • Golden roses do not wilt and will never need to be watered.金色的玫瑰不枯萎绝也不需要浇水。
  • Several sleepless nights made him wilt.数个不眠之夜使他憔悴。
4 devastating muOzlG     
adj.毁灭性的，令人震惊的，强有力的
参考例句：
  • It is the most devastating storm in 20 years.这是20年来破坏性最大的风暴。
  • Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.婚外情确实会对婚姻造成毁灭性的影响。
5 fungus gzRyI     
n.真菌，真菌类植物
参考例句：
  • Mushrooms are a type of fungus.蘑菇是一种真菌。
  • This fungus can just be detected by the unaided eye.这种真菌只用肉眼就能检查出。

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