NYTimes on "improving" store bought tomatoes

Dewayne mater · August 27, 2013

Here is a link to the article in today's online NTY discussion improving flavors of the store bought tomato by cross breeding. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/he...src=rechp&_r=0

It sounds like a good idea to improve store bought tomato flavor by breeding and not by genetically engineering them. However, the guy doing it doesn't really eat tomatoes and the article makes it seem like the only factor they are really looking into is how sweet is it? I mean we are a nation of sugar addicts, so I'm not shocked, but, still there are so many taste components that make tomatoes taste good...not just sweetness. Sigh. If ALL that matter is sweetness, why not just sell Sungolds and be done with it? (disclaimer, I like and grow Sungolds...but also many other varieties!) Baby steps, I guess.

Dewayne Mater

August 27, 2013	#1
Dewayne mater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2008 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,212	NYTimes on "improving" store bought tomatoes Here is a link to the article in today's online NTY discussion improving flavors of the store bought tomato by cross breeding. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/27/he...src=rechp&_r=0 It sounds like a good idea to improve store bought tomato flavor by breeding and not by genetically engineering them. However, the guy doing it doesn't really eat tomatoes and the article makes it seem like the only factor they are really looking into is how sweet is it? I mean we are a nation of sugar addicts, so I'm not shocked, but, still there are so many taste components that make tomatoes taste good...not just sweetness. Sigh. If ALL that matter is sweetness, why not just sell Sungolds and be done with it? (disclaimer, I like and grow Sungolds...but also many other varieties!) Baby steps, I guess. Dewayne Mater