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This is insanity. Why genetically engineer a new tomato when unbelievably delicious varieties abound abroad? I'm also convinced this has more to do with econom

by fny 9y ago

This is insanity. Why genetically engineer a new tomato when unbelievably delicious varieties abound abroad? I'm also convinced this has more to do with economics than taste preference. Somehow big agro managed to make the US forget what a tomato is supposed to taste like and killed the demand for anything beyond a gas-ripened and red water ball. If people really gave a damn about a good tomato, I'd bet we'd see more imported varieties in grocery stores.

jjcm 9y ago
Those varieties, while I agree are delicious, aren't very hardy. I love a good heirloom tomato, but god help you if you let it bump into anything. They bruise far too easily for mass production. Right now we have tomatoes that are delicious, and tomatoes that are hardy. The goal here seems to be to find one that's both, which I'm totally for.
senorjazz 9y ago
>> Why genetically engineer a new tomato patents? profit?