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Originally Posted by Fred Hempel
I do find that OPs have better resistance in earlier generations, when they are still genetically more diverse. I have had countless examples where OPs I am developing get "weaker" over time.
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I wonder if this is simply a result of the fungi/bacteria themselves adapting, much in the same way we see bacteria that infect humans adapt to overzealous use of anti-biotics, and not so much a genetic trait, or "problem" of OP breeding?
I suppose it would be an interesting experiment to see if the later generations which appear to lose some of their disease resistance when grown by you locally, gain it back if grown in other parts of the county/state/country/world