Breeding New Fruit Tree Landraces

[Justin]

@danzeb

Is that the video with the guy from India graphing mangoes? It’s interesting he found 300 different mangoes to to graft but that’s not breeding.

No, it’s from the previous thread where this conversation started. Would be cool if all that conversation could be moved to the beginning of this thread.

@Justin

Here’s a nice video explaining in the context of wheat, why it can be so very advantageous for a. crop to not be homogenous, why genetic variation is so very useful. I know this goes against the standard model of modern farming, but I think not only is this generally a more healthy way, but in particular in the current context of catastrophic rapid climate change:

Nourishing Biodiversity - an interview with Salvatore Ceccarelli e Stefania Grando