As far as I have come across things when doing researches (linked to certain purposes often), lots of the basic food addictives known until today are actually pretty old hats. This shit's known for a very, very long time already. Stuff from after WWII. So it's not like one would pull that theory just from nothing...
Think recently I've seen a bit about research on plants in the GDR. Basically, it was, on one hand, maximizing the havests so that the grower could harvest as much (and the populace had a lot to eat), and, on the other hand, it should still be plants you can't only grow in a hothouse because they're so sensitive to diseases and parasites. Saying, they also seemed to know spraying chemicals on the fields for making the insects die that eat the plants and fruits is not the healthiest as this stuff also lands in the human body anytime. So, parallel to that, they also tried the agricultural research to get to cultivate plants that wouldn't be in need of this. Important to note: The means they had were pre-genetic-engineering; still only Mendel's laws as more wasn't available until then.
The field, I think, actually is pretty interesting when seen from the point how much plants actually are also living creatures too besides them not having a brain and being able to voluntarily do things from free will. These days the research focusses on mechanisms plants have to protect themselves and communicate with other plants. All of this gives you much the strong impression like agriculture even in those big masses could be done in much more natural ways if humans just only invested in research and if they "abused" the possibilities that nature already offers to them. Like - what did I hear recently? In vineyards they also plant roses because those attract the parasite insects that would feast on the grapes. I also know something about planting onions and carrots together. Another thing from when you have to get rid of greenflies on a plant: Ladybugs naturally eat those. Get to cultivate those in your green corner and your problems might become solved.
But, about such crap you first need to know to be able to practically use it for your adventage, which you can guess nobody's got an interest in and that for research gets sabotaged and marginalized. Also it is very dependent on, first, on the general level of education and that not some higher creature tells you what to do or drops down a sack of seeds with an instruction how to use them. Got to long for more than just the education given to you by the system that reigns AND don't only rely on that knowledge, but also that which is centuries-old and well-proven by practice.
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Date: 27 May 2017 08:03 pm (UTC)So it's not like one would pull that theory just from nothing...
Think recently I've seen a bit about research on plants in the GDR.
Basically, it was, on one hand, maximizing the havests so that the grower could harvest as much (and the populace had a lot to eat), and, on the other hand, it should still be plants you can't only grow in a hothouse because they're so sensitive to diseases and parasites.
Saying, they also seemed to know spraying chemicals on the fields for making the insects die that eat the plants and fruits is not the healthiest as this stuff also lands in the human body anytime.
So, parallel to that, they also tried the agricultural research to get to cultivate plants that wouldn't be in need of this.
Important to note: The means they had were pre-genetic-engineering; still only Mendel's laws as more wasn't available until then.
The field, I think, actually is pretty interesting when seen from the point how much plants actually are also living creatures too besides them not having a brain and being able to voluntarily do things from free will. These days the research focusses on mechanisms plants have to protect themselves and communicate with other plants. All of this gives you much the strong impression like agriculture even in those big masses could be done in much more natural ways if humans just only invested in research and if they "abused" the possibilities that nature already offers to them.
Like - what did I hear recently? In vineyards they also plant roses because those attract the parasite insects that would feast on the grapes.
I also know something about planting onions and carrots together.
Another thing from when you have to get rid of greenflies on a plant: Ladybugs naturally eat those. Get to cultivate those in your green corner and your problems might become solved.
But, about such crap you first need to know to be able to practically use it for your adventage, which you can guess nobody's got an interest in and that for research gets sabotaged and marginalized. Also it is very dependent on, first, on the general level of education and that not some higher creature tells you what to do or drops down a sack of seeds with an instruction how to use them. Got to long for more than just the education given to you by the system that reigns AND don't only rely on that knowledge, but also that which is centuries-old and well-proven by practice.