[Sca-cooks] Period Tomatoes

[Pat]

My friend with the tomato problem just posted this to the Meridian Tavern Yard:
"If you wish to explore this from a scientic point of view you will
find that the decision to place S.A. as the source of the 'modern
tomato' is based on the work of a Russian Scientist who held the
view that the 'area with the greatest number of indiginous strains'
of any plant is the most likely source. Peru won out with about 13
varieties -- Turkey was second with about 8. This indicates several
things:
1) strains of 'tomatoes' exist in Turkey that do not exist in Peru
2) the decision to grant Peru as the absolute 'source' is not
scientifically 'proved'"

Bear?  Any comment?  

 


Pat Griffin
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