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The “TomTato”

  • February 20, 2014
  • By KIDS DISCOVER

Tomatoes and potatoes are from the same plant family, and now British seed company Thompson & Morgan has combined them in one plant. The hybrid “TomTato” was created by grafting, not genetic modification. Once the tomatoes are done producing, the potatoes can be harvested.

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