Post by Alan on Oct 8, 2007 19:02:34 GMT -5
Thought some of us tomato dorks would enjoy this article, it's about the L. Cheesmani tomatoes which are native to the galapagos Islands, a very interesting group indeed.
As johno said, I had no Idea tomatoes went back close to a million years!
www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/91/1/86
I will be playing with some cheesmani seeds this year, keeping both a pure strain and making some crosses.
As well I am requesting some of the variants from the Tomato Gene Resource Center, we will see what happens as they aren't too fond of un-accredited plant breeders and researchers.
-Alan
As johno said, I had no Idea tomatoes went back close to a million years!
www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/91/1/86
I will be playing with some cheesmani seeds this year, keeping both a pure strain and making some crosses.
As well I am requesting some of the variants from the Tomato Gene Resource Center, we will see what happens as they aren't too fond of un-accredited plant breeders and researchers.
-Alan
