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'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...heat-boosts-cr ops-30--Creation-new-grain-hailed-biggest-advance-farming-generation.html 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. -- Remember Rachel Corrie http://www.rachelcorrie.org/ Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg |
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'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%
Billy wrote:
.... wonder how much nutrients this puppy sucks from the soil? it's gotta come from somewhere... songbird |
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'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%
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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. -- Remember Rachel Corrie http://www.rachelcorrie.org/ Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg |
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'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%
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. |
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'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%
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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 -- Remember Rachel Corrie http://www.rachelcorrie.org/ Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg |
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'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%
On Wednesday, June 5, 2013 9:18:40 PM UTC-6, Billy wrote:
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 -- Remember Rachel Corrie http://www.rachelcorrie.org/ Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg 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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'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%
Roy wrote:
.... 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. songbird |
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'superwheat' that boosts crops by 30%
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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. 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. -- Remember Rachel Corrie http://www.rachelcorrie.org/ Welcome to the New America. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA736oK9FPg |
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