64

World's chocolate supply threatened by devastating virus(phys.org)

posted
by
Avatar
Renneder@sh.itjust.worksM
in
Avatar
becomeme@sh.itjust.works
7 comments
hidereport
Sort:
HotTopControversialNewOld
You are viewing a single thread.
View all comments
Avatar
fsxylo@sh.itjust.works
10 points

TL;DR: They have a solution to the problem. A mix of vaccinating some of the trees(Because vaccines reduce yield) and spacing the trees apart.(So the bugs don’t spread)

permalink
report
reply
Avatar
KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com
2 points

Wonder why the vaccine reduces yield.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Empricorn@feddit.nl
1 point

5G, man.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
terabytes@lemm.ee
1 point

Only a guess, but maybe the stress of the introduced vaccine causes the plant to spend it’s resources on an immune response?

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
FlaminGoku@reddthat.com
14 points

Because it makes the chocolate autistic.

permalink
report
parent
reply
Avatar
Jtee@lemmy.world
5 points

Lol that’s funny, but actually probably has to do with redirecting nutrients/resources away from producing fruit

permalink
report
parent
reply

BecomeMe

!becomeme@sh.itjust.works

Create post

Social Experiment. Become Me. What I see, you see.

Community stats

  • 1

    Monthly active users

  • 2.8K

    Posts

  • 3.8K

    Comments

Community moderators