Topic: Perennial grains could transform agriculture, save soils

[knightstorm]

I found this story pretty interesting.

http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2010/06/perennial-grain-crops.html

Soil scientist and 2010 National Geographic Emerging Explorer Jerry Glover  hopes to keep America's--and the rest of the world's--amber waves of grain waving all year long. He spoke at last week's Explorers Symposium on the effort to create perennial versions of the planet's major grain crops, which could reduce water and nutrient runoff, protect farmland soils, and perhaps ultimately increase food yields.

[Bonk]

http://www.exitmundi.nl/gmfood.htm

But seriously, damn. I want in on that business. Or at least to get a good look at it from the inside. I may not get there now. The analytical chemistry they are using is not that complicated (rather brute-force) and could really benefit from a long term directed approach à la Bonk.