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Evolution is optimizing for survival, not crop yield.
by ianferrel 2y ago
Evolution is optimizing for survival, not crop yield.
- buzzm 2y agoExactly; see pollinators comment above. Although as tech progresses... perhaps we can make black plants as attractive to genetically modified pollinators. Do I sense a slippery slope here?
- bawolff 2y agoHaving more energy available (all things being equal which they aren't) is advantous to both survival and crop yields.
- aydyn 2y agoonly if more energy doesnt come at the cost of something else, like water retention