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Harvested a bowl of my volunteer tomatoes, and was reminded of an article I read a while back, about the uneven ripening gene and its relation to tomato sweetness (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 years ago by thrawn21 to c/tomatoes

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Science - How Tomatoes Lost Their Taste

Turns out these green shoulders are a result of the same gene that controls the amount of sugar present in ripe fruits. When farmers selected for a mutation that produced uniformly red tomatoes, they sacrificed flavor.

[Image description: a hand holding a glass bowl stuffed with red plum and cherry tomatoes. Most of the plum tomatoes have splashes of green on their tops and shoulders.]

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[–] I_Fart_Glitter 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You might get a kick out of this guy: https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/heritage-appalachian-apples

[–] thrawn21 2 points 2 years ago

I have read about his work before! I think what he's doing is awesome, preserving genetic diversity in our crops (and in our culture!) is so important.