"As ye sow, so shall ye reap", I guess
John Leonard
On 29/11/2007, Andrew Taylor <> wrote:
> Courtesy wikipedia, Canola is a group of cultivars ("Canadian oil, low
> acid") of Brassica napus. B. napus is often called "rapeseed" but not
> suprisingly "Canola" has displaced this name in marketing.
>
> Canola apparently does occur extensively on roadsides in areas where
> Canola is grown & transported. Various other species in the same genus
> (Brassica) also occur as weeds and crops in Australia. Gene transfer
> from canola crops to these species is possible. Gene transfer to some
> weeds outside the genus is not impossible. I guess the likelihood and the
> importance of such transfer to the environment and birds in particular,
> is the difficult question.
>
> Much more info at: http://www.ogtr.gov.au/pdf/ir/brassica.pdf
>
> Andrew
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