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Julia Dakin replied to the discussion Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence in the forum Vegetables 3 years ago
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Hi John,
I hope my referenced links show up below,
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8159375/
“While it is well established that inbreeding can increase a plant’s susceptibility to herbivores by diminishing morphological and chemical defences (Campbell et al., 2013; Kariyat et al., 2012; Kalske et al., 2014),”
I wrote about this…
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John Kempf replied to the discussion Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence in the forum Vegetables 3 years ago
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“But the most interesting thing to me is that not all plants have the ability to respond beneficially to stress.. another thing modern breeding has bred out of them.”
I am very interested in this comment/topic. Where can I learn more?
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John Kempf replied to the discussion Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence in the forum Vegetables 3 years ago
Reply to Genetics and nutrient density, disease resistence
“Power to the people, and not the seed companies Low input farming and gardening that focuses on adapting the genetics to the environment, not changing the environment to support a genetically weak crop. A lot has happened in a couple of years!”
@julia, I completely agree with your assessment on the foundation importance and value of genetics.…
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You have talked about the problem of getting good corn growth through a heavy rye cover crop. Did you ever make progress with that? I reheard the podcast you did with John Kempf at your/his house, and thought if you put out Rejuvenate, or some other product to break down that residue, but did it at a much higher rate in the seed…
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Howdy.
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