Comments on: I say tomato… http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/i-say-tomato/ Stronger plants, stronger science, and stronger communication. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:17:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Mike McLoughlin http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/i-say-tomato/#comment-13449 Mike McLoughlin Tue, 12 Oct 2010 23:03:51 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2261#comment-13449 The potential of this discovery is staggering when you consider how much food is wasted, worldwide. As a home tomato grower I know this development will be followed closely. Good luck and pls keep us informed. The potential of this discovery is staggering when you consider how much food is wasted, worldwide. As a home tomato grower I know this development will be followed closely. Good luck and pls keep us informed.

]]> By: Local biotech http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/i-say-tomato/#comment-1844 Local biotech Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:55:57 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2261#comment-1844 [...] new biotech trait that keeps cell wall modifying enzymes from making the tomatoes all squishy (see I say tomato… and You say tomato! for more). At first glance, you might think this trait would only encourage [...] [...] new biotech trait that keeps cell wall modifying enzymes from making the tomatoes all squishy (see I say tomato… and You say tomato! for more). At first glance, you might think this trait would only encourage [...]

]]> By: Karl Haro von Mogel http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/i-say-tomato/#comment-1791 Karl Haro von Mogel Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:46:17 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2261#comment-1791 Yeah some of those strawberries can be pretty uninspiring when they can look good and smell good yet taste like cucumber. In the case of tomatoes, we already have the issue of them being picked early and artificially ripened, making them less tasty than your average fresh tomato. I wonder how this one tastes, and how it measures up against the Flavr-Savr tomato, which also worked but wasn't tasty enough for the price tag, compared to premium conventional tomatoes. This is also really cool because this come from India - right now they are heavily debating GE in terms of 'colonialism' because Western companies want to sell their GE crops over there, such as Bt Brinjal (eggplant). An Indian-born GE tomato might change that dynamic a bit. Yeah some of those strawberries can be pretty uninspiring when they can look good and smell good yet taste like cucumber. In the case of tomatoes, we already have the issue of them being picked early and artificially ripened, making them less tasty than your average fresh tomato. I wonder how this one tastes, and how it measures up against the Flavr-Savr tomato, which also worked but wasn’t tasty enough for the price tag, compared to premium conventional tomatoes.

This is also really cool because this come from India – right now they are heavily debating GE in terms of ‘colonialism’ because Western companies want to sell their GE crops over there, such as Bt Brinjal (eggplant). An Indian-born GE tomato might change that dynamic a bit.

]]> By: Nibbles: Sequencing, Agricultural origins, Mating systems, Tomato shelf-life, Beer vs Tea, Soy, Carrot, Seed processing, Screw-pine, Yams, Salicornia http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/i-say-tomato/#comment-1789 Nibbles: Sequencing, Agricultural origins, Mating systems, Tomato shelf-life, Beer vs Tea, Soy, Carrot, Seed processing, Screw-pine, Yams, Salicornia Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:28:28 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2261#comment-1789 [...] produce longer-lasting tomato. Which, however, still tastes like water. Those pesky biotechnologists are all over [...] [...] produce longer-lasting tomato. Which, however, still tastes like water. Those pesky biotechnologists are all over [...]

]]> By: BW http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/i-say-tomato/#comment-1788 BW Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:39:56 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2261#comment-1788 I wonder if these enzymes are in any way involved in digestion (hope not), and I hope that this modification will not get rid of the tomato's taste, like is the case with the strawberries having the longest shelf-life. Apart from that - great news. I wonder if these enzymes are in any way involved in digestion (hope not), and I hope that this modification will not get rid of the tomato’s taste, like is the case with the strawberries having the longest shelf-life.

Apart from that – great news.

]]> By: Tyro http://www.biofortified.org/2010/02/i-say-tomato/#comment-1787 Tyro Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:28:47 +0000 http://www.biofortified.org/?p=2261#comment-1787 Stories like this, which educate me about parts of food production I didn't know about and give real-world solutions are jawdroppingly cool. I used to harbour some anti-GM sympathies but you've completely won me over with advances like this. Science works. Stories like this, which educate me about parts of food production I didn’t know about and give real-world solutions are jawdroppingly cool. I used to harbour some anti-GM sympathies but you’ve completely won me over with advances like this. Science works.

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