Re: [CH] Spring done sprung, etc

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Deb wrote :
<<<But isn't Canola already genetically modified rapeseed?  Doesn't
"Canola"
mean "Canadian Oil Low Acid" or something like that since the
modification
was to lower the fatty acid content of rapeseed oil?   So, then,
Monsanto
is
planning to modify a modification?....where does it end? >>>

here's a page that answers many Q's about canola
http://www.canola-council.org/about/Facts.htm

Deb,
canola was created by selective breeding, not genetic modification.
the current GM canola crops are often glyphosate herbicide resistant
varieties, genetically modified to allow application of a herbicide
without killing the plant. ( not mentioning any companies here )
   if the biotech's were gonna work on chiles, i suspect they might
try to modify for drought resistance, or for whatever caused all
those crop failures in the southern USA last year. was it a fungus??
regards
peter g

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