Building a Better Tomato: The Quest to Perfect "the Scandalous Fruit"

Tomatoes are a $2-billion industry in the United States. The commercially grown varieties are intended to ship...
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Author: Jeff Klinkenberg
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Building a Better Tomato: The Quest to Perfect "the Scandalous Fruit" by Klinkenberg, Jeff

Building a Better Tomato: The Quest to Perfect "the Scandalous Fruit"

¥1,476

Building a Better Tomato: The Quest to Perfect "the Scandalous Fruit"

¥1,476
Author: Jeff Klinkenberg
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Tomatoes are a $2-billion industry in the United States. The commercially grown varieties are intended to ship well and have a long shelf life, but how do they actually taste?

In the search for a superior alternative to bland and mealy grocery-store tomatoes, horticultural scientist Harry Klee and renowned taste researcher Linda Bartoshuk teamed up and embarked on a mission to find a specimen that will have you thinking you just picked it in your own back yard.

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Author: Jeff Klinkenberg, University Of Florida
Publisher: Gatorbytes
Published: 09/15/2015
Pages: 20
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.09lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.05d
ISBN: 9781942852063

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