肯尼亚目前已筛选出一个高抗病虫害的香蕉品种。由肯雅塔农业和工程大学Esther Kahangi领导的3名科学家加强了该品种组培苗的推广,以阻止给香蕉生产带来毁灭性打击的病虫害发生。为促进当地香蕉生产,Kahangi教授开展了一项香蕉选育种研究,就是利用植物内生真菌帮助香蕉抵抗病虫 Kenya has now screened a banana variety that is highly resistant to pests and diseases. Three scientists, led by Esther Kahangi of Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Engineering, stepped up the promotion of tissue culture seedlings to prevent pests that could devastate banana production. To promote local banana production, Professor Kahangi conducted a banana breeding research, is the use of plant endophytic fungi to help banana pests and diseases