Re:How Driscoll’s Is Hacking the Strawberry of the Future
by illegalsmile on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @02:50PM
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Driscoll strawberries are disgusting when compared to a more natural and naturally grown strawberry.
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Re:How Driscoll’s Is Hacking the Strawberry of the Future
by lostcolony on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:13PM
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What kind is that, exactly? Since, you know, humans have been selecting and cultivating plants for specific characteristics since the beginning of agriculture. And that's all that this article is describing, saying "I like this characteristic, lets try breeding it with this other strain and see what comes about". I would be interested in these primitive, untouched by man strains you seem to be referencing, as such, and where you found them.
Re:How Driscoll’s Is Hacking the Strawberry of the Future
by henrikschroder on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:35PM
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I found some brand of organic strawberries here in the US that tasted exactly like wild strawberries, but were of course much larger and sweeter, surpassing the original: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fragaria_vesca
Also worth noting is that there is no such thing as a "natural" strawberry, they're all hybrids: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strawberry
Re:How Driscoll’s Is Hacking the Strawberry of the Future
by GFK_of_xmaspast on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @07:55PM
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Have you ever eaten a strawberry.
Re:How Driscoll’s Is Hacking the Strawberry of the Future
by ryanmcbride on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @03:17PM
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All that confirmation bias in such a short comment.