I read that article too. I t's intresting, this is a case of give the
people what they want. Some nutrition folk went to broccoli developers
and said that the nutritional goodies recent research has found in it
could be increased by breeding. They refused, say8ing that those same
things was what gave older varieties a taste some people didn't like. In
wa. state entire orchards of red delisious apples were up rooted. Over
time developers had created the picture perfect apple, while ignoring
taste, which declined in favor of appearence features. People stopped
buying them and shifted to more flavorful varieties, with which the
growers are now replanting their orchards.
Quoted message said:Press release in advance of study publication:
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2004-12/uota-ssn120104.php