OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 days agoThis one's for the gardeners ;)lemmy.worldimagemessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up1608arrow-down14
arrow-up1604arrow-down1imageThis one's for the gardeners ;)lemmy.worldOriginEnergySux@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 9 days agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squarelugal@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down1·9 days agoTbf in the wild, the plant produces like a million seeds and a few of them develop into plants. In the garden, you plant like one seed and expect this one to grow
minus-squarehansolo@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up13·9 days agoIn the garden it might also be one seed that is also likely a highly selectively bred or hybridized to grow in certain conditions.
minus-squareTropicalDingdong@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·9 days agoAlso, wild phenotypes will germinate under a range of different conditions and times, rather than all at once.
minus-squarearrow74@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up6·8 days agoPlus we plant a very inbred seed compared to wild analogs
Tbf in the wild, the plant produces like a million seeds and a few of them develop into plants. In the garden, you plant like one seed and expect this one to grow
Survivorship bias that is
In the garden it might also be one seed that is also likely a highly selectively bred or hybridized to grow in certain conditions.
Also, wild phenotypes will germinate under a range of different conditions and times, rather than all at once.
Plus we plant a very inbred seed compared to wild analogs