A critical look at hybrid fruits and vegetables

by Annette Welsford

Heirlooms vs. Hybrids Tomatoes and other vegetables from the grocery store shelves taste likeNOTHING! Why? Most of the tomatoes purchased from grocery stores have been harvested days before they reach the grocery, trea...read more

by Danielle Thurbon

Gardeners have been manipulating plants for generations. It's why our carrots are orange and potatoes are no longer purple. Agricultural scientists, like gardeners of the past, have manipulated plants to improve many ...read more

by Mary Tyrer

Contrary to what most believe, hybrid agriculture does not change the molecular structure of fruits and vegetables. Hybrid plants are two like fruits or vegetables that are pollinated to produce a new form of the two frui...read more

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by Abiodun Ashaye

Hybrids are becoming increasingly popular among vegetables because they usually are more vigorous and uniform than open-pollinated varieties. They afford built-in protection for the seed producer, because they do not come ...read more

by Daniel Roberts

The fact that hybrid fruits and vegetables are usually fertile suggests that they are close to the biochemical and metabolic processes that have resulted from millions of years of evolution. This is not, however, evidence...read more

by Alisa Mantall

The positive side of hybrid vegetables are many fold. A gardener or farmer is sure to get what they pay for. Usually a consistent crop of produce. This alone makes the added price of seeds worth their value. Hybrids ma...read more

by James Thaddeus Presley

Hybrid plants do grow bigger and the do bring extra food. I'd say this is the most positive effect you can get from the hybrid plant. The vegetables and fruits are brighter and bigger. But the negative seems to come p...read more

by Mary Ryan

Dr. Handon thought that creating a garden full of hybrid fruits and vegetables was just the answer. He believed that these fruits and vegetables would grow to an enormous size and that he could somehow use these fruits an...read more