Have you ever heard of “Fast Plants”? Probably not.
Neither had I until recently. How I missed hearing about this most fascinating subject I’ll never know. However, I do know that many teachers and schoolchildren have learned basic biological principles from studying plants that take only 40 days to grow from seed to maturity, i.e. “Fast Plants.”
My guess is that (Paul) Williams is one of the true innovators of the agricultural world. He searches for fast growing plants to aid disease research in vegetable crops, and then works it into both advanced research and education of young people.