Bananas, oranges and avocados enter the list of endangered plants

Written By ندى ماهر عبدربه on 2024/09/08

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.

<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Arab Weather - Extensive studies by climate experts around the world have revealed that climate change, which causes higher temperatures, scarcer rainfall, and more droughts, threatens the disappearance of many popular food crops, such as bananas, oranges, and avocados. Rising temperatures affect soil salinity and increase the spread of pests and diseases, making it difficult for many plants to adapt, putting them at risk of extinction.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> You may also like:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%85%D8%A7-%D9%87%D9%8A-%D9%8... is the story behind rising cocoa prices and what does climate change have to do with it?</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><h2 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Bananas, oranges and avocados enter the list of endangered plants</h2><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Fusarium wilt disease threatens bananas</strong></h3><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> A popular banana variety is facing extinction due to a fungal disease called Fusarium wilt (FWB), which disrupts the flow of nutrients to the fruit and causes it to wilt. In the 1950s, the disease caused the extinction of the Gros Michel banana variety. Now, the more common Cavendish variety is threatened by deteriorating soil quality. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%20%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84%20%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6..%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8.jpg" style="width: 450px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><ul style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Citrus greening threatens oranges</strong></h3></li></ul><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> As winter sets in, orange trees are also threatened by climate change and citrus greening disease. This disease, for which there is no cure, disfigures the fruit and makes it impossible to eat. The disease has devastatingly affected orange groves in Asia, the Americas and Africa, reducing crop yields by 20% in Brazil, 60% in Guadeloupe and 90% in Florida. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%20%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84%20%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6..%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8%20%282%29.jpg" style="width: 401px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><ul style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><li style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><h3 style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <strong>Avocado and the impact of water scarcity</strong></h3></li></ul><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Avocados, which require large amounts of water, are also vulnerable to climate change in a drier, hotter world. This is reducing their cultivation areas in some key regions such as Mexico, Spain, Chile and Colombia, and weakening their ability to survive in these areas. </p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/uploads-2020/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B2%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%82%D8%A7%D9%84%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A3%D9%81%D9%88%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%20%D8%AA%D8%AF%D8%AE%D9%84%20%D9%82%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%85%D8%A9%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%86%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AA%20%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%AF%D8%AF%D8%A9%20%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B6..%20%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B3%D8%A8%D8%A8%20%283%29.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 600px;" /></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> See also:</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D8%A3%D8%A8%D8%B1%D8%B2-%D8%AE... most prominent characteristics and features of the month of September are explained by &quot;Al-Musnad&quot;</a></p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> <a href="https://www.arabiaweather.com/ar/content/%D9%81%D9%84%D9%83%D9%8A%D8%A7%..... 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This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.


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