By the 1950s, there was Choose... major variety(ies) of banana being grown commercially in the world. Then, a soil fungus called Fusarium struck the banana plants, causing Panama Disease. Because of Choose... , the bananas could not resist the fungus. Within a few years, the entire commercial banana industry had collapsed. The industry switched to a different kind of banana. Yet fifty years later, Panama Disease has returned, and there is still no cure for it. Scientists argue that the best solution for the future is Choose... .