"Mendel was actually looking for innovative crops"
Gregor Mendel , the monk who became famous for his pioneering work in plant genetic science , ab initio wanted to create new , better crop . Only at a later stage did he become fascinated by how industrial plant trait are inherited . This is the conclusion of astudy publishedby plant breeding researcherPeter van Dijkin the scientific journal Genetics . Van Dijk works at KeyGene , a research company based in Wageningen , the Netherlands ....