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The Cambridge-based team selected early wheat and grass varieties from
seed banks across the globe and cross-bred them for maximum potential.

'This year our crop had a 30 per cent better yields, which took us a bit
by surprise,' said Dr Barsby. 'Although to is in the early stages, we
are very optimistic.

'In the past decade, our wheat yield had started to plateau off and we
needed another increase in productivity to meet demand.

'It is about finding novel characteristics from the original ancestors
of wheat and breeding them to make them as productive and resilient as
possible.' Dr Barsby said the technique involved breeding selected
species of wheat and grass, and that no GM-technology was involved.

'You can sometimes become too focused on one technology like GM and not
look at other techniques that can bring you similar success,' she said.

Over the next 50 years, the world needs to grow more wheat than has been
produced in the 10,000 years since agriculture began.
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Billy wrote:
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wonder how much nutrients this puppy sucks from
the soil?

it's gotta come from somewhere...


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Billy wrote:
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wonder how much nutrients this puppy sucks from
the soil?

it's gotta come from somewhere...


songbird


No report on how much nutrient it gives, either. However, it would be a
stretch to say it is worse than what we are already being given. At
least it won't have the potential allergens that are produced from GMOs.
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On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 11:21:35 PM UTC-6, Billy wrote:
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songbird wrote:



Billy wrote:


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wonder how much nutrients this puppy sucks from


the soil?




it's gotta come from somewhere...






songbird




No report on how much nutrient it gives, either. However, it would be a

stretch to say it is worse than what we are already being given. At

least it won't have the potential allergens that are produced from GMOs.

Who on Earth came up with that BS statement "potential allergens that are produced from GMOs"?...sounds like quite a stretch IME.

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In article ,
Roy wrote:

On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 11:21:35 PM UTC-6, Billy wrote:
In article ,

songbird wrote:



Billy wrote:


...




wonder how much nutrients this puppy sucks from


the soil?




it's gotta come from somewhere...






songbird




No report on how much nutrient it gives, either. However, it would be a

stretch to say it is worse than what we are already being given. At

least it won't have the potential allergens that are produced from GMOs.

Who on Earth came up with that BS statement "potential allergens that are
produced from GMOs"?...sounds like quite a stretch IME.


I'm just a spectator. What do you know?

http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ci...eticfood36.htm
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On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:18:40 PM UTC-6, Billy wrote:
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Roy wrote:



On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 11:21:35 PM UTC-6, Billy wrote:


In article ,




songbird wrote:








Billy wrote:




...








wonder how much nutrients this puppy sucks from




the soil?








it's gotta come from somewhere...












songbird








No report on how much nutrient it gives, either. However, it would be a




stretch to say it is worse than what we are already being given. At




least it won't have the potential allergens that are produced from GMOs.




Who on Earth came up with that BS statement "potential allergens that are


produced from GMOs"?...sounds like quite a stretch IME.




I'm just a spectator. What do you know?



http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ci...eticfood36.htm

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Why would GMOs have any more propensity for causing allergic reactions than non-GMOs?

Blaming GMOs for everything that is bad for mankind and/or other animal
life seems to be a common trait amongst critics of GMO production
....purely guess-work and conjecture.

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Roy wrote:
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Who on Earth came up with that BS statement "potential
allergens that are produced from GMOs"?...sounds like
quite a stretch IME.


no idea where it started, but people wonder
about what/how many fragments of DNA are
caused by GM techniques that are not caused
by more normal plant breeding methods.


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In article ,
Roy wrote:

On Tuesday, June 4, 2013 11:21:35 PM UTC-6, Billy wrote:
In article ,

songbird wrote:



Billy wrote:


...




wonder how much nutrients this puppy sucks from


the soil?




it's gotta come from somewhere...






songbird




No report on how much nutrient it gives, either. However, it would be a

stretch to say it is worse than what we are already being given. At

least it won't have the potential allergens that are produced from GMOs.

Who on Earth came up with that BS statement "potential allergens that are
produced from GMOs"?...sounds like quite a stretch IME.


Is Upper Thérien Lake thawed out by now? How extensive is French culture
in Alberta? You must know that the French don't like GMOs at all.
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