Shufflepants t1_itngjon wrote
Reply to comment by wheenus in This new farming robot uses lasers to kill 200,000 weeds per hour by diacewrb
But we've only had to resort to this because the weeds are becoming resistant to the chemicals. This is just gonna cause the weeds to adapt to look more like wheat so they don't get lasered by the robot. Do you want rye? Because that's how you get rye.
(no joke, it's thought that due to early human farmers pulling weeds out of their crops of wheat and barley, rye evolved to look more like wheat and barley, and thus reducing its chance of being spotted and pulled. But eventually, it was so much like wheat and barley that it was a good enough crop to grow and harvest on its own)
FeatureDeveloper t1_itnm830 wrote
Adapt or rye.
frix86 t1_itoi08c wrote
If you can't wheat them, join them.
MaximumShitcock t1_itp4cnp wrote
Rye or die.
well_damm t1_itpos3p wrote
baking noises
wheenus t1_itngwxs wrote
Sure I'll take some rye
SternLecture t1_ito5rg7 wrote
I could go for a marble rye.
aschiffer878 t1_iu0pv7t wrote
Gimme the loaf you old bag!!!
yoniyuri t1_itoxhx9 wrote
If the lasers were accurate enough, it would take a long time if ever. Evolution can only happen if there are survivors. No survivors have a less chance of beneficial mutation. Of course the weeds come from somewhere, so not zero chance.
Shufflepants t1_itqaip2 wrote
It's not about the lasers being accurate, it's about the vision system used to recognize the weeds, and rye was close enough to wheat and barley to fool human eyes at least some of the time.
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