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Somatic mutations trace the global spread and microevolution of Cavendish bananas

2026-04-01

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<title>Abstract</title> <p>Bananas (Musa spp.) are among the earliest domesticated fruit crops, with a cultivation history spanning nearly 10,000 years. Among the hundreds of banana cultivars, the clonally propagated triploid Musa acuminata Cavendish subgroup now dominates global trade (~95%), following the mid-20th-century devastation of Gros Michel bananas by Fusarium wilt (Panama disease). Despite its global u...

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Literature Corpus work: 36ac4d0c-b394-5317-a1d2-6d444a22eee7
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9199400/v1

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