Re: That *gene* thang again......
Couldn't agree more. I wrote last year on this subject, sooo if you have a
moment here are my thoughts:
http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/tasmanian_gardening/5307
Gay
"Randall, Rod" wrote:
> I don't know about the rest of you folks but it kinda
> takes the heart out of gardening for me to see biotechnology
> (good or bad) developing new flowers, colours, fragrances
> etc to order.
>
> Taken to an extreme you could theoretically place an
> order for a custom made garden plant sourced from a laboratory
> in some industrial estate.
>
> I feel gardeners would be better served by sticking to the
> good old fashioned plant breeding methods, retaining some of
> the mystery and thrill in gardening.
>
> Not much fun in a new colour or fragrance when its originally sourced from
> a lab supplies manual instead of some exotic hidden valley in China eh ???
>
> Nature is far more mysterious!
>
> rod
>
> ~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~-~
> Rod Randall
> Weed Risk Assessment
> Weed Science Group, Agriculture Western Australia
>
> "I weed..."
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>
> > ----------
> > From: Ccopuntia@aol.com
> > Reply To: Ccopuntia@aol.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, 16 June 1999 9:33 AM
> > To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> > Subject: That *gene* thang again......
> >
> > Hello all Medits -
> >
> > Considering the recent controversy, thought you might be interested in
> > this
> > excerpt which just arrived in my mailbox today, this one about flowers
> > versus
> > food:
> >
> > <<GMPRO greEn-MAIL, for June 15, 1999
> > A weekly e-mail from editor David Kuack
> > GMPRO: The monthly magazine for the greenhouse growing
> > professional.
> >
> > * Florigene, a flower biotechnology company in Victoria, Australia,
> > introduced violet carnation Moonshadow last week. It's the first in a
> > range of new flowers containing the company's patented blue gene
> > taken from petunias. The company is looking at incorporating the gene
> > into other crops, including roses, and plans to develop a range of colors
> > from violet to blue. The first Moonshadow crop for U.S. sales was
> > produced in Ecuador and scheduled for shipment this month. Florigene
> > expects to market 500,000 flowers per month in the U.S. The company
> > has also developed technology to extend vaselife of cut flowers, called
> > EVA. florigene@florigene.com.au >>
> >
> > Best to all, C. Carter
> > Martinez, CA USA (an avid propagator)
> >
--
Gay Klok Tasmania
NEW ARTICLE: May article:
My article, this time, is a chatty story of me, a "townie"
first becomes to grips with "country living" Attached to
the article are many photos of my favourite flowers
and scenes in this, our late Autumn and early Winter gardens
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/tasmanian_gardening
http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/3411
http://members.tripod.com/~klok/WRINKLY_.HTM
