'TomTato' tomato and potato plant unveiled

britexpat
By britexpat

Ingenious..

Appreciate it If we could keep religion out of this post.. :o)

I find this superb,.. Any ideas on other similar plants..

A plant that produces both tomatoes and potatoes, called the TomTato, has been developed for the UK market.

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Ipswich-based horticultural firm Thompson and Morgan said the plants were not genetically modified.

Similar plants have been created in the UK, but the firm said it was thought to be the first time they had been produced on a commercial scale.

Guy Barter, of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), said it was looking at the plant with "real interest".

"Many people don't have that much space in their gardens and I imagine this sort of product would appeal to them."

A similar product, dubbed the "Potato Tom", was launched in garden centres in New Zealand this week.

By Aoy• 2 Oct 2013 16:29
Aoy

anyone ever heard of the cross between a pitbull and a shyte-zu?

By captain• 2 Oct 2013 12:03
captain

a plate of fatoush from one boucher

By MarcoNandoz-01• 2 Oct 2013 11:45
Rating: 2/5
MarcoNandoz-01

More Screwing Around With Nature

By .sun26872• 1 Oct 2013 15:24
.sun26872

This is called graft technique.

By FathimaH• 1 Oct 2013 12:49
FathimaH

I'm sure my green thumb mom would love to know how to grow something like that. Imagine two veges in one plant..lovely!

By BOXBE16DOBARA• 1 Oct 2013 09:53
BOXBE16DOBARA

TFS...How is the taste..can we make french fries out tom tato..:P

By Sulieman• 1 Oct 2013 09:33
Sulieman

Good job :)

I think I will start my work on my hybrid as well

Mint and lemon (Minmon) ready for juice :O)

By Janneeyy03• 1 Oct 2013 09:31
Janneeyy03

hahaha KR

By Knight Returns• 1 Oct 2013 09:29
Knight Returns

I am thinking of creating a hybrid of lettuce with carrot...and name the fruit let-us-rot!!

By Janneeyy03• 1 Oct 2013 08:49
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Janneeyy03

Good job!

On a similar note, we also have Kamlong (Kamatis= tomato; Talong=Eggplant) in the Philppines. Which was grafted successfully in 2002.

http://www.philstar.com/agriculture/184326/kamatis-talong-tomato-all-seasons

By Zita Mimi• 1 Oct 2013 08:37
Rating: 2/5
Zita Mimi

Mr Brit, Wow! We have heard of hybrid cars before but for plants this is unique.

By britexpat• 1 Oct 2013 08:33
britexpat

I'm old and a slow reader .. so forgive me ...

By cherukkan• 1 Oct 2013 08:32
cherukkan

Some dailies published this news last week

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