Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped by up to 90% since 1914

Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by phs318u on Friday September 13, 2019 @05:16PM (#20966677)

> I find the aversion to ... control inherently suspicious.

Interesting. Could you please expand on that? Personally, I find the desire to control inherently suspicious.

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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by jnbiche on Friday September 13, 2019 @05:55PM (#20967006)

I'd assume he/she means control in the engineering sense of the word: testing and inspecting.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/control

Merriam Webster says that meaning (definition 1a) of the word "control" is archaic, but I still hear it used from time to time. It's commonly used in a number of European languages.

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Re:Estimates that mineral levels in vegetables have dropped ... by nitrogen on Friday September 13, 2019 @09:00PM (#20968185)

Could also be in the sense of "control theory", where a feedback loop like measure->analyze->predict->change->repeat is applied.

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