Originally Posted By: Bingley
1. I like many tasty varieties of veggies on my dinner table;

But do you really need that many? 36 varieties of lettuce... I think I only tried 4.

Originally Posted By: Blast
As for the second comment, the plant characteristics that are being emphasized by breeding are NOT the ones that insure the plant's survival

I actually think pest/disease resistance is a pretty important component of selection.