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DAILY MAIL EXAGGERATED THREAT TO BLUEBERRY 🫐 INDUSTRY
AGRIMUNDO.tv has consulted plant pathologists and contributors to the podcast who can debunk the grossly exaggerated reporting of THE DAILY MAIL newspaper one of the United Kingdom’s most popular publications but also notorious for exaggerating claims of an apocalyptical nature. A recent story of a virus 🦠 found in 🫐 blueberries 🫐 that is taking hold around the world 🌎 was true… but hardly of “an extinction of the blueberry 🫐 industry level … Dr. Camilo Restrepo PhD of the University of Antioquia in Colombia 🇨🇴 was able to debunk the claims using scientific research: READ THE ORIGINAL HERE
BLUEBERRY 🫐 INDUSTRY THREATENED ON A GLOBAL SCALE
While the fungus has predominantly been identified in blueberry plants, the species has been found to infect wheat, hops, grapes, and strawberries plants. The blueberry plant is native to America and is believed to be one of the first edible fruit-producing plants discovered by native people following the last ice age. In addition to being picked and eaten fresh, Native Americans incorporated blueberries into a variety of dishes that include soups, stews, preserves and puddings. However, early uses of the blueberry extended far beyond cultural cuisine, spilling into medicinal uses in combination with roots, stems, leaves and flowers. Known today as the highbush variety, the plant natively stretched from the arctic plains across what is now the United States down through Mexico and into some parts of South America. Although this information about the disease is surfacing only recently, samples that were analyzed in the study conducted by the University of North Carolina incl...