RE: Re: hybrid vs. open polinted

[Guest guest]

> Re: hybrid vs. open polinted

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>> Can someone help me with the definitions of " hybrid " and

>> " open polinated " ?

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>Hi Suze:

>Open pollinated plants are those from which you can save the seeds

>and grow the same plant again. Today's hybrids are the result of

>genetic engineering within the species (so they don't fit the

>definition of GMO, but they are gentically altered) by crossing

>varieties to create a new variety with the desired trait

>(unfortunately yield for agronomic benefit). The seeds obtained from

>hybrids are either not fertile or, if they will germinate, they

>won't produce offspring with the same desired trait of the parent,

>forcing users to purchase seeds for every crop they grow.

>Chi

Chi,

Thanks for clearing that up! Now I'm not sure that ANY of the foods I've

tested fit into the " hybrid " category. I'll have to go talk to that farmer I

had this conversation with again next weekend. In any case, I wonder how

common hybrids are in the organic movement? And I still wonder if *selective

breeding* can alter the nutritional balance of nutrients so as to make it

hard to determine the nutritional quality with a brix meter? Any thoughts?

Suze Fisher

Lapdog Design, Inc.

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Weston A. Price Foundation Chapter Leader, Mid Coast Maine

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[Guest guest]

>When there are no regulations against growing hybrids, and hybrids

>allow the organic farmer to grow a crop in low soil fertility

>instead of restoring the soil fertility, just as it allows the

>conventional farmer to do the same, you can bet hybrids are common

>in the organic industry.

Chi:

I still don't understand why " hybrid " is regarded as automatically

a bad thing?

-- Heidi Jean