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New seed varieties made for growth and shelf life, greenhouse grown instead of field grown
by jonatron 3y ago
New seed varieties made for growth and shelf life, greenhouse grown instead of field grown
- armchairhacker 3y agoYes but those are examples where it seems it doesn't matter, also GMOs. Simply using breeding, genetic engineering, and artificial growth to create more efficient and resilient crops isn't a bad thing, it only is if it somehow makes quality worse as a by-product. Even then, if the product is just less nutrient-dense, it's less of an issue than products with additives known to cause immune responses and other health issues (including pesticides which crop engineering can make redundant, so in some cases it's even a good thing).
- arcticbull 3y ago> Simply using breeding, genetic engineering, and artificial growth to create more efficient and resilient crops isn't a bad thing, it only is if it somehow makes quality worse as a by-product. Have you met the Red Delicious Apple? It was grown specifically for shelf life and aesthetics and it became so mealy and tasteless that people stopped eating it. [1] [1] https://thecounter.org/history-economics-red-delicious-apples/ https://thecounter.org/history-economics-red-delicious-apple...