Tomatoes - Carnivorous beasts of prey

snugglekitten · March 29, 2015

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ects-food.html

Apparently Tomatoes are now classified, along with the venus fly trap, as a carnivorous plant.

RayR · March 29, 2015

Kind of a stretch isn't it? I've never seen an insect trapped by a trichome.

BigVanVader · March 29, 2015

I wonder if this trait is still recessive in some wild species? If so one of you sciency genius types should try to bring it back. Imagine the look on the aphids faces!

nctomat · March 30, 2015

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

I wonder if this trait is still recessive in some wild species? If so one of you sciency genius types should try to bring it back. Imagine the look on the aphids faces!

Cornell is working on this. They are neat plants, we had some in the greenhouse last spring and it was fun to watch people touch the leafs....though not a good idea if someone has a phobia to sticky things.

http://www.news.cornell.edu/stories/...t-lethal-pests

BigVanVader · March 30, 2015

That is awesome and could be a huge boon for us tomato growers, especially here in the deep south. Cant wait to get some seeds for this

snugglekitten · March 31, 2015

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Originally Posted by BigVanVader

That is awesome and could be a huge boon for us tomato growers, especially here in the deep south. Cant wait to get some seeds for this

The South and tomato growing are like white on rice.

Keep up the good work.

Geezer · April 1, 2015

I wonder if it's too late this year to splice this gene into my new GMO-
The Vole-Eating Eggplant!

March 29, 2015	#1
snugglekitten BANNED Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Land of the White Eagle Posts: 341	Tomatoes - Carnivorous beasts of prey http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencete...ects-food.html Apparently Tomatoes are now classified, along with the venus fly trap, as a carnivorous plant.

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RayR Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Cheektowaga, NY Posts: 2,468	Kind of a stretch isn't it? I've never seen an insect trapped by a trichome.

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	I wonder if this trait is still recessive in some wild species? If so one of you sciency genius types should try to bring it back. Imagine the look on the aphids faces!

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BigVanVader Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Greenville, South Carolina Posts: 3,099	That is awesome and could be a huge boon for us tomato growers, especially here in the deep south. Cant wait to get some seeds for this

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Geezer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Brownsburg, IN Posts: 293	I wonder if it's too late this year to splice this gene into my new GMO- The Vole-Eating Eggplant!