Opponents of genetic crop modification sometimes point out that similar results can be achieved by applying modern technology to conventional plant breeding techniques. But that is not true of bananas – a crop important not only for the ripe yellow “dessert bananas” of the commercial fruit trade but also for the green “cooking bananas” and plantains that are a calorie-rich staple across much of tropical Africa.
转基因作物的反对者有时候会提出,用现代科技对传统育种技巧进行改造,也能够实现类似的效果。但这对香蕉不成立。香蕉是一种重要的作物:成熟的黄色“鲜食香蕉”(dessert banana)是水果贸易的重要品种;青色的“煮食香蕉”(cooking banana)可以做菜;在非洲大部分热带地区,菜蕉(plantain)还是一种高热量主食。
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