Solanum habrochaites

joseph · March 29, 2016

Here's a photo, that I took today, of the flower of Solanum habrochaites, accession number LA 1777. I'm using it as a pollen donor in a project to try to incorporate promiscuous pollination and/or self-incompatibility into domestic tomatoes. I love the orange anther cone, and the exerted stigma. It drops lots of pollen when vibrated.

imp · March 29, 2016

Pretty flower and dramatic color.

joseph · March 29, 2016

And a photo of the plant from a week or two ago.

PhilaGardener · March 29, 2016

Beautiful!

bower · March 29, 2016

Lovely... I wish you success with your crosses!

alexita · March 30, 2016

What a gorgeous plant! I hope you're successful... and also maybe end up introducing some disease resistance genes into your lines.

joseph · May 17, 2016

Here's a photo of the fruits of Solanum habrochaites, LA1777.

And a link to a high resolution photo:

jmsieglaff · May 17, 2016

Have you ever tasted one? I know you think tomatoes are awful, so I can't imagine your description of one of those!

joseph · May 17, 2016

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmsieglaff

Have you ever tasted one? I know you think tomatoes are awful, so I can't imagine your description of one of those!

I've tasted the fruits twice. They were still green and hard, and tasted like a green tomato. They were not emetic like a potato berry. I expect to make another taste report if/when one of the fruits turns soft and/or changes color.

joseph · May 22, 2016

A noid accession of Solanum habrochaites.

joseph · June 20, 2016

Some of the fruits of LA1777 fell off the plant, so I tasted them. They had a slight hint of fruitiness about them. They were low sugar. The taste was neither attractive nor unpleasant. Just a bland low sugar fruit.

jmsieglaff · June 20, 2016

Thanks for the update. Do they ripen evenly in terms of color? The striping while green was pretty neat looking.

GrowingCoastal · June 20, 2016

Why try to incorporate self-incompatibility?

PhilaGardener · June 20, 2016

For a landrace, out-crossing keeps stirring up the gene pool with each generation for rapid adaptation and selection.

It's a different way of thinking than maintaining traditional varieties, and Joseph's project is unique and interesting (even if it isn't for everyone).

joseph · June 21, 2016

The Solanum habrochaites fruits of LA1777 kept the stripes when ripe. The green coloration turned a bit yellowish.

March 29, 2016	#1
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	Solanum habrochaites Here's a photo, that I took today, of the flower of Solanum habrochaites, accession number LA 1777. I'm using it as a pollen donor in a project to try to incorporate promiscuous pollination and/or self-incompatibility into domestic tomatoes. I love the orange anther cone, and the exerted stigma. It drops lots of pollen when vibrated.

May 17, 2016	#7
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	Here's a photo of the fruits of Solanum habrochaites, LA1777. And a link to a high resolution photo: Last edited by joseph; May 17, 2016 at 07:07 PM.

March 29, 2016	#2
imp Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 4,832	Pretty flower and dramatic color.

March 29, 2016	#4
PhilaGardener Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Near Philadelphia, PA Posts: 1,940	Beautiful!

March 29, 2016	#5
bower Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Posts: 6,794	Lovely... I wish you success with your crosses!

March 30, 2016	#6
alexita Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 42	What a gorgeous plant! I hope you're successful... and also maybe end up introducing some disease resistance genes into your lines.

May 17, 2016	#8
jmsieglaff Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Southern WI Posts: 2,742	Have you ever tasted one? I know you think tomatoes are awful, so I can't imagine your description of one of those!

May 22, 2016	#10
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	A noid accession of Solanum habrochaites.

June 20, 2016	#11
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	Some of the fruits of LA1777 fell off the plant, so I tasted them. They had a slight hint of fruitiness about them. They were low sugar. The taste was neither attractive nor unpleasant. Just a bland low sugar fruit.

June 20, 2016	#13
GrowingCoastal Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Vancouver Island Canada BC Posts: 1,253	Why try to incorporate self-incompatibility?

June 21, 2016	#15
joseph Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2013 Location: Cache Valley, N/E of The Great Salt Lake Posts: 1,244	The Solanum habrochaites fruits of LA1777 kept the stripes when ripe. The green coloration turned a bit yellowish.