Re: Fw: BC organic fruit victory

["sal" <sals@rain.org>]

have they tested the apples to see if they show GMO .  can the apples pass
the GMO test?  that seems to be the question ?
check out an organic farmers homepage
http://www.rain.org/~sals/my.html
sals@rain.,org
----- Original Message -----
From: "H. Allen Sylvester" <asylvest@eatel.net>
To: "permaculture" <permaculture@franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 7:47 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: BC organic fruit victory


> Dear PC listers,
>     Having grown up on an apple orchard in the Okanogan valley (USA-side
> spelling!) Washington a few miles south of where the Similkameen enters
> the Okanogan River, I think a few comments are in order.  I received a
> B.S. in Botany from U. WA. and a Ph. D. in Genetics (Plant Breeding)
> from UC Davis (classical genetics, before genetic engineering).  Plus, I
> have worked with honey bees and subscribed to Organic Gardening (&
> Farming) for 30 some years.
>     Comparing apples and canola is much worse than comparing apples and
> oranges.  The fruit of apples, etc.  comes strictly from the female
> parent tree.  The seeds carry genetic material from whatever pollen
> fertilized the bloom, but this does not affect the fruit, other than to
> stimulate it to develop, unless they have changed the rules of plant
> morphology and development.  Since no one in my family eats apple seeds,
> we would be totally unaffected by eating an organic apple containing
> seeds fertilized by genetically modified pollen.  Therefore, removing
> organic certification from organic orchards near genetically modified
> trees is totally uncalled for.
>     In contrast, the fertilized canola seed, which could be expressing
> GMO characteristics, is the part that is processed to yield canola oil.
> Therefore, those who object to GMOs do have a valid objection in that
> case.
>
> Allen
> H. Allen Sylvester
>
>
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