The banana was one of the first fruits cultivated by humans. In 1900, Americans were eating 15 million bunches of bananas a year. Just a decade later, 40 million. The variety that Americans came to know and love was the Gromishell, also known as Big Mike.
The banana, once a luxury good, rose to become America’s favorite fruit. Now a deadly fungus threatens to wipe it out. Can it be saved?