return2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 days agoVegetables are half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts now know whywww.independent.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square73linkfedilinkarrow-up1343arrow-down14
arrow-up1339arrow-down1external-linkVegetables are half as nutritious than 60 years ago. Experts now know whywww.independent.co.ukreturn2ozma@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 3 days agomessage-square73linkfedilink
minus-squarechocrates@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down17·3 days agoWe can try to breed them back in with their wild ancestors. Or just start over with the wild ancestors
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up62arrow-down1·3 days agoThat will not add potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron, or copper to the harvest. That only comes from the soil.
minus-squarechocrates@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down6·3 days agoAh I was talking phytonutrients vs micronutrients I guess. We can fix the soil for micros but we have to re breed the plants to fix phytos
We can try to breed them back in with their wild ancestors. Or just start over with the wild ancestors
That will not add potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron, or copper to the harvest. That only comes from the soil.
Ah I was talking phytonutrients vs micronutrients I guess.
We can fix the soil for micros but we have to re breed the plants to fix phytos