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Respectfully disagree. We can engineer the 150k nuts acres to grow just fine. Or Modify the plants to be cold tolerant. We know a lot about Plant genetics and p
by kickout 4y ago
Respectfully disagree. We can engineer the 150k nuts acres to grow just fine. Or
Modify the plants to be cold tolerant. We know a lot about
Plant genetics and physiology. Just haven’t had the incentive.
- jahewson 4y agoCalifornia exports $5bn worth of almonds a year. That's plenty of incentive. What you are talking about is science fiction - it literally doesn't exist. Humanity has been growing almonds for 5000 years and they're still killed by frost. The trees take five years to reach maturity - this is research that takes decades, if not lifetimes. > We know a lot about Plant genetics and physiology. lol, no we don't. We can't even make grocery store food that doesn't taste like crap. Sometimes fruit trees skip a season - why? Nobody knows. Sure, we've gotten pretty good at messing around with corn, but it's simple, forgiving, not eaten fresh, and planted from seed every year. It's basically a model organism.