Size Isn't Everything
Landraces, however, tend to express the genetic diversity they contain, and are famously unpredictable on multiple fronts. Because of this inherent variability, and because older varieties were bred for a range of traits other than maximum yield, industrial farmers have largely avoided them.
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Alternatives journal (Waterloo) 2010, Vol.36 (2), p.24-25 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Landraces, however, tend to express the genetic diversity they contain, and are famously unpredictable on multiple fronts. Because of this inherent variability, and because older varieties were bred for a range of traits other than maximum yield, industrial farmers have largely avoided them. |
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| ISSN: | 1205-7398 |