mira Posted March 24, 2013 (edited) This documentary based on the 2008 book by the same name is about people obsessed with collecting, preserving, and crossing rare fruit species and varieties. It's almost if one traded a Trichocereus or medical plant obsession strictly for tropical fruit. It's pretty fascinating really. The story features among others two mango conservators from the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden hunting down a white fleshed mango and maintaining their 600+ variety mango collection and a Hondouran scientist with a very involved (1 seed in 1000 banana clusters!) Cavendish banana breeding program. It's on youtube now: Part 1 - The Evolution of Desire [44:33] Part 2 - Defenders of Diversity [44:33] Edited March 24, 2013 by mira 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sethomopod Posted March 25, 2013 Thank you very much for this.. 600+ mango varieties! I need to speak with these people! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naja naja Posted March 25, 2013 if ur into fruit doco's, be sure to check out the doco about the apple forrest of kazakstan. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
planthelper Posted March 25, 2013 1 banana seed in 1000 clusters is a lot, they only get as many seeds because they breed for seeds. a chance seed found in a Cavendish, would be worth a lot of money, but it never happens to us consumers... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites