Scientists in Ecuador have developed a new method to detect and diagnose a virus that devastates crops of babaco, a fruit plant of economic importance to local farmers. The team, at Universidad ...

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Babaco can be eaten whole or skinned, raw or cooked. It is liquidised to make a drink or ice cream, or skinned and mixed into salads and pie fillings.

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