Reply #1: I hope they dont search for a magical strain

[AlecBGreen]

that seems to be the trend these days. Breed/genetically modify one strain into a superproducing, ultracool cultivar. Invariably it will fail. They should be trying to identify the various strains that are good producers in ONE set of conditions (hot & dry, cool & dry, hot & wet, cool & wet) etc. Like any ecosystem, agriculture cannot survive in monoculture without huge imputs from man. We need a diverse range of hardy, self-sufficient breeds, not a magic cureall strain.