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Old 01-17-2012, 12:28 AM   #5 (permalink)
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Default Re: non-gmo seed advertisments

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Originally Posted by turtile View Post
Contaminating? More like saving the papaya crop in Hawaii! The crop in Hawaii was almost wiped out from a virus. The new variety is resistant.

Hawaii Papaya Industry Association in Hawaii - Rainbow Papaya Story
Yes, contaminating. I'm not making a judgement on whether that is good or bad, but there are a lot of angry folks in Hawaii who don't want the pollen from the GMO papaya crossing with theirs.

I'm a commercial grower of GMO crops but still recognize the right of people to grow what they want. Not everybody thinks the Rainbow papaya story is a good one. Genetically modified papaya problematic | The Honolulu Advertiser | Hawaii's Newspaper
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