The Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1852 was caused by over-reliance - TopicsExpress



          

The Irish Potato Famine of 1845-1852 was caused by over-reliance on a genetically narrow food crop. Shockingly, one-third of the Irish population relied on a single crop, and when potato blight (a fungal microorganism) successfully attacked the crop, over one million people died from starvation. - The current crisis in world banana production is caused because nearly all commercial banana trees are genetically identical clones. - The near-collapse of Florida citrus due to disease is also caused by a striking lack of genetic diversity across citrus orchards. naturalnews/044261_GMOs_ecocide_environmental_collapse.html
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 08:39:41 +0000

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