cupcakeraynebowjones
cupcakeraynebowjones t1_j3tyqrs wrote
Reply to Scientists have created hybrid rice that can be propagated with high efficiency as clonal seed. This means the benefits of a high-yield hybrid can be kept from season to season without breeding new hybrids. by andyhfell
Oh My God, when will people realize relying on a crop that's all 100% genetically identical is a bad idea?
There is historical precedent for this.
If something goes wrong with your crop, if your crop is all clones, you lose all of it. And then when that happens, many, many, people starve to death.
cupcakeraynebowjones t1_j3u21o3 wrote
Reply to comment by Tweenk in Scientists have created hybrid rice that can be propagated with high efficiency as clonal seed. This means the benefits of a high-yield hybrid can be kept from season to season without breeding new hybrids. by andyhfell
It's still a method that reduces diversity.
Like the frog in boiling water, we have already lost 75% of crop genetic diversity.