i agree, upstate its a possibility Santa Marta , and many Landraces were outcrossed.
And once you make seeds from it in a small Garden (in Panama or in the USA), over time it loses power trough inbreeding depression.
That part we agree the most , right, the inbreeding depression.
But this small Scale, single Garden reproductions over centuries is a worst Case caused by probhibition/or Hybridisation, overall its not even close what its used to be.
I dont draw conclusions from bad Scenarios.
Acording science inbreeding depression happens simply cause small numbered Populations. Following that, it would mean, a Landrace might not needed a Outcrossing of different species to avoid inbreeding depro.
I go more conform with what you once thought, that Landraces are not selected propperly anymore, wich is very likely, cause the stress caused by prohibition.
I mean would you cull half the illegal Plants after you risked your freedom for it? You let them all grow, right.
I beleive an inbreeding depressed isolated Family Line would even be superior, than nonselected Line grown fieldwise. I really dont think depression is mayor factor today in origin countries.
I mean Robert Clarke or who, prooved by genetic analysis, I SAID PROOVED that modern Indian is far more Genetically uniform than old Indian. In other words he prooved that southern Indian Samples today are Genetically pretty similar to northern Indian Samples.
I dont know if Santa Marta Columbian is the same Case tho. But this is a strong argument that hybridisation happens, i think he used also good amount samples, and he concluded Indian could be fairly hybredized today, he reported big Genetical Change.
Not saying you are wrong, i stay neutral.
But hybridisation i tend to believe happens, and if it does, might this be reason for changed Landraces?
In my view, i can imagine hybridisationalways happend always, just can. good to discuss all possibilities.
