> Norman Borlaug's green revolution Actually, in Norman Borlaugh's time, also his plant breeding methods (crossbreeding etc.) and the resulting crop cultivars

> Norman Borlaug's green revolution Actually, in Norman Borlaugh's time, also his plant breeding methods (crossbreeding etc.) and the resulting crop cultivars were considered "unnatural" by some [1]. Also, when the potato was brought to Europe centuries ago, people were first very suspicious: "Even peasants refused to eat from a plant that produced ugly, misshapen tubers and that had come from a heathen civilization. Some felt that the potato plant's resemblance to plants in the nightshade family hinted that it was the creation of witches or devils." [2] [1] http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jul/18/he-saved-a-billion-lives/ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/jul/18/he-saved-a-b... [2] http://www.history-magazine.com/potato.html http://www.history-magazine.com/potato.html