Website review: Why it Matters to Buy Heirloom Plan...
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Jwolhart discovered 2 months ago- A very interesting article on plant genetics and endangered plant species.
- orca-wild rated 2 months ago
- "The loss of genetic seed diversity facing us today may lead to a catastrophe far beyond our imagining. The Irish potato famine, which led to the death or displacement of two and a half million people in the 1840s, is an example of what can happen when farmers rely on only a few plant species as crop cornerstones. One blight wiped out the single potato type that came from deep in the Andes mountains; it did not have the necessary resistance. If the Irish had planted different varieties of potatoes, one type would have most likely resisted the blight. We can help save heirloom seeds by learning how to buy and save thesegenetically diverse jewels ourselves."
