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Old 07-08-2009, 03:14 PM posted to sci.bio.botany
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Default Seeking varieties of Alder for breeding it as a grain crop

Michael Bell wrote:


I have embarked on a project to develop Alder (Alnus) as a grain crop,
as I describe below.


This is intriguing. Do you have information about the
edibility/nutritional profile of alder fruits? My references mention
only the edibility of the catkins, and then only as a bitter-tasting
survival food.

M. Reed