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Hey you guys, I was just using that as an illustration of how generous nature is with seed, that one seeded behind other plants unnoticed, , and I didn't use the seed.
I do save bean seeds though, and always plant lots. You just gave a very valid reason why I am definately not a fan of GM, GM does cross breed with other non hybrid non GM plants and wild plants with unforseen and often negative effects.

My apologies NB. I took your post to suggest that you had saved the seed and supplied the rest of the village
My misunderstanding

I was just using that as an illustration of how generous nature is with seed

Now that I couldn't quarrel with, though I would, scientifically, see that as the plants' genes' means of survival of the species rather than a "generous" "nature" looking after the interests of humanity.

GM does cross breed with other non hybrid non GM plants and wild plants with unforseen and often negative effects.

I think it could fairly be said that any plant which has been "genetically modified" by such human intervention as selective breeding, hybridisation etc. is capable of the very same cross-breeding.

Hi Alan,
I really only put the bit about GM to pull NB's leg. However what you have said is very true and it is amazing how many anti-GM protagonists think that it can only happen with GM seeds.
Normal seeds could cross with the GM crop and render the progeny useless in the same way an F1 crop could do to an open pollinated seed crop. Crosses are a part of nature BUT they are generally type specific
because if they did keep on jumping sideways there would be very few individual plants only a load of odd crosses.
JB.

Have you seen my legs guys they are very long now seing as you keep pulling them - my nickname used to be Luscious Legs, now they are more like Olive Oyle.