plant breeding via dna sleuthing

habitat_gardener · January 24, 2014

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ative-to-gmos/

Interesting article on breeding new varieties by comparing DNA sequences of plants that have and don't have the desired characteristics.

imp · January 25, 2014

That can speed things way up!

ChrisK · January 25, 2014

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-1...mmodities.html

NarnianGarden · January 26, 2014

Simple - stick to organic.

bughunter99 · January 26, 2014

Good stuff Habitat Gardener. I've long thought that genetic sequencing was the way to go with plant breeding. It has been so expensive though. Maybe in the not too distant future we will be able to snip a leave, send it to a lab and find out if it is REALLY black cherry or just another contaminated seed batch.

Now I'm off to google where I can find me some Habanado seeds.

Stacy

January 24, 2014	#1
habitat_gardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California Central Valley Posts: 2,543	plant breeding via dna sleuthing http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...ative-to-gmos/ Interesting article on breeding new varieties by comparing DNA sequences of plants that have and don't have the desired characteristics.

January 25, 2014	#3
ChrisK Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,448	http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-1...mmodities.html __________________ Blog: chriskafer.wordpress.com Ignorance more frequently begets knowledge: it is those who know little, and not those who know much, who so positively assert that this or that problem will never be solved by science. --Charles Darwin

January 25, 2014	#2
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	That can speed things way up!

January 26, 2014	#4
NarnianGarden Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Finland, EU Posts: 2,550	Simple - stick to organic.

January 26, 2014	#5
bughunter99 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: zone 5 Posts: 821	Good stuff Habitat Gardener. I've long thought that genetic sequencing was the way to go with plant breeding. It has been so expensive though. Maybe in the not too distant future we will be able to snip a leave, send it to a lab and find out if it is REALLY black cherry or just another contaminated seed batch. Now I'm off to google where I can find me some Habanado seeds. Stacy