Subject: Re: [permaculture] De-evolution for fun and profit
Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2003 23:54:54 -0700
Loren Davidson wrote:
Is anybody working to "de-evolve" hybrid species back into their ancestors, or "forward-evolve" them into new, stable cultivars?
Alan Kapuler has de-hybridized a number of hybrids (I sure wish his stuff was on line); seems to me Carol Deppe (author of "Breed Your Own Vegetable Varieties") has either done it or has referred to people who have. It's a great idea, and results in some wonderful varieties. I'm afraid I don't know more about it, but I'll be seeing Alan next weekend and will ask him (and will be ready for the tsunami of information that follows!).
Toby
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