16-09-2004, 08:31 PM
Quote:Originally posted by Bushbaby
Thanks Joan,
They way to look at that story, as it was explained to me, is what would have happened if that wild strain of wheat had been extinct? What would have happened to the world's wheat crops and the people that rely so heavily on this as a food source?
They were lucky in that they had something to bail them out, and it is very shortsighted of the commercial growers and government policy makers to not protect the full genetic diversity present in present cultivated crops.
Bushbaby, if one thinks of the potato blight in Ireland 184..something, man has very little chance against the elements and nature...
I do love reading about plants, the agriculture and nature.
In spite of our differences (
) as you may recall ( in the past!!!!! where it belongs!!!!) I love to read your postings!