Non-GMO Seeds ??

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Salmo

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Re: Non-GMO Seeds ??
« Reply #15 on: December 23, 2012, 17:01 »
Genetically modified crops are not necessarily resistant to Roundup, although that is a characteristic introduced into some maize and sugar beet crops.

Genetic modification may also introduce other characteristics such as disease resistance, aphid repulsion and the ability to fix nitrogen.

Do not dismiss GM as all nasty. It has a potential to feed the world and reduce our reliance on chemicals.

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Re: Non-GMO Seeds ??
« Reply #16 on: December 23, 2012, 18:59 »
In North America, 90% of commercial soybeans, canola and corn crops are GMO/Roundup resistant. By 2015 all North American sugar beets and world wide cane sugar will be genetically modified. They'll produce more but they come with hidden prices we won't be willing to pay once we're aware of what they are. If UK crop sources are hit with severe weather changes or drought, then those same GMO crops will likely get shipped to the UK and other areas.

My point is not to cavalierly dismiss these crops but to make people aware that they come with hidden factors that are suppressed with non-labelling and various genetic factors



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