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Allah Twada bhala keray..may be it dropped to 6 cz of change of trend of farming from apricot to other fruits cz what i know some strawberry from California experimentation was underway to farm in climate of northern areas of pak not only strawberry may
Strawberry plants: Born in the US, raised in Gilgit-Baltistan
Strawberry plants: Born in the US, raised in Gilgit-Baltistan - The Express Tribune
Joi b joker bana ker tum logon ko chala jai!
Dude what is so bloody great about growing American Strawberries when ours are bloody superior in diversity? I work in the strawberry field and wrote to some 7 people who have published in the field and not a single replied to collaborate ....that is the fate of our research!
This basically will prevent any form of local development and make you reliable on USA...how is that beneficial...I have no clue! For your information Tribute is a hybrid an octoploid that is used in research to make it better however it is not a local product and we need native/ wild berries to improve the genome of a commercial one...The Pakistani-American businessman, however, has taken the initiative to import strawberry plants, along with other fruits, to make some money and help small farmers in the province at the same time.
He imported the Californian strawberry varieties including Seascape and Tribute and planted them in the picturesque valley in Naltar. With over a 25% share, the US is the top producer of strawberries in the world. The share of California is over 80% in the figure.
Sure years of research has perfected it, so if you want to aim at commercial stuff yea American strawberries are the way to go...But if these pollute the gene pool in Pakistan or even eliminate them as being invasive than we are at a loss....Because the native / local/ wild strawberry has more to offer us in research than eating these would...However, anything from America seems to be uplifted to degrees unimaginable
@WAJsal do you have wild strawberry growing anywhere near your place?
I am seriously not interested in imported maal when I know for a certain there are people here in Europe who want their hands on Pakistani gene pool (resources) for research purposes....