Frank Morton details the process of developing disease-resistant plants using classical plant breeding methods, focusing on a specific project to increase lettuce's resistance to Sclerotinia (lettuce drop). By conducting trials with various lettuce types in a disease-rich environment, Morton identifies and crossbreeds plants with natural resistance, demonstrating the potential for organic farming to innovate and adapt without relying on genetic modification.

Organic seed breeder Frank Morton (Wild Garden Seed) demonstrates how he develops disease resistant crops using classical plant breeding methods. Filmed summer of 2009.

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