repliculture

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   by repliculture 10y ago

   These debates on the merits/possible side effects of GMOs often disregard an important point. Why are companies modifying the genomes of plants? For the big four GMO crops - corn, soybeans, cotton and canola, many of the modification
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   by repliculture 10y ago

   Great to see some folks from WA on here. I know that a university consortium (possibly spearheaded by CSIRO) advertised recently for a new precision ag initiative there. I know one person who applied, who, if he is awarded the project, wi
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   by repliculture 10y ago

   I agree completely. That said, even in row-crop systems there's an incredible amount that could be done to build in more functional ecological complexity. For example, see Matt liebman's work at Iowa State.
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   by repliculture 10y ago

   I agree that they were going for more of a survey of recent developments approach, but my perception is that they consistently overemphasize the tech as a panacea. Unfortunately that occurs quite often when tech solutions are presented -
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   by repliculture 10y ago

   While accurate on many of the recent developments, this article missed (as many precision ag/genetics editorials do) some of the key drawbacks to industrialized agriculture: 1. Herbicide resistance. We now have weeds that are simultan