I agree that copyright law has been lenghtened beyond reason, but 20 years isn’t too long for plants because of the length of time it takes to propagate them. Even if gene splicing takes moments, still takes a long time to grow new plants in sufficent quantity to actually monetize the new variety. This is especially true for trees.
The holy grail in gmo ag is creating nitrogen fixing varieties of food crops so little to no fertilizer is necessary.
Imagine coffee and cocoa that grows in Oregon and doesn’t need fertilizer.
The restoration of the American Chesnut forest may be realized in my lifetime and I’m excited by that.
That's pretty cool!
My Dad was a Research Forestry Prof. (he also taught) who did a lot with Black Walnut. There, one is usually looking at 60 years or more for a return.
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/askextension/thisQuestion.cfm?ThreadID=23282&catID=196&AskSiteID=87#:~:text=On%20some%20websites%20I%20read,%2420%2C000%20to%20%2425%2C000%20range%20each. I have a Black Walnut in my yard in an almost ideal spot and I MAY live long enough to see it harvested...
The restoration of the American Chesnut forest may be realized in my lifetime and I’m excited by that.
That's pretty cool!
My Dad was a Research Forestry Prof. (he also taught) who did a lot with Black Walnut. There, one is usually looking at 60 years or more for a return.
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/askextension/thisQuestion.cfm?ThreadID=23282&catID=196&AskSiteID=87#:~:text=On%20some%20websites%20I%20read,%2420%2C000%20to%20%2425%2C000%20range%20each.
I have a Black Walnut in my yard in an almost ideal spot and I MAY live long enough to see it harvested...