Sunday, January 20, 2013

Hybrid Seeds vs. GMOs - Ask Our Experts Blog - MOTHER EARTH NEWS

Hybrid Seeds vs. GMOs - Ask Our Experts Blog - MOTHER EARTH NEWS: "The term “hybrid,” which you’ll often see in seed catalogs, refers to a plant variety developed through a specific, controlled cross of two parent plants. Usually, the parents are naturally compatible varieties within the same species. This hybridization, or the crossing of compatible varieties, happens naturally in the wild; plant breeders basically just steer the process to control the outcome. In contrast, GM varieties (sometimes called “genetically modified organisms,” or “GMOs”) are a whole different animal, as we’ll explain in a bit. First, some background on plant hybridization."

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