โฒ 17 โผ Have they ever tried to crossbreed potatoes and tomatoes, like tomacco but tomato+potato, rather? (sopuli.xyz) submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca 14 comments fedilink hide all child comments Pomatoes Topatos
[โ] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (1 child) Historically they did, and what they got was a hybrid with small fruits and tubers, both of which were poisonous. I learned about it at uni, I wish I could find a link, it was such a nice litte story. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) Was the toxicity some recessive nightshade gene thing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'd say perhaps more like a dominant one - potatoes are toxic except for the tubers and some tomatoes can be problematic if not ripe. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] sopularity_fax@sopuli.xyz [S] 1 point 8 months ago* (1 child) Was the toxicity some recessive nightshade gene thing? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'd say perhaps more like a dominant one - potatoes are toxic except for the tubers and some tomatoes can be problematic if not ripe. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] angrystego@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago I'd say perhaps more like a dominant one - potatoes are toxic except for the tubers and some tomatoes can be problematic if not ripe. permalink fedilink source parent