What is pomato?

gdebes1

A combination of a potato and a tomato. http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pomato Nov 18 07, 9:09 AM

Trooper2196

The infamous pomato plant is nothing more than a graft of a potato and a tomato plant. http://associatedcontent.com/.../grow_your_own_amazing_pomato_plant.html Nov 18 07, 9:10 AM

zbeckabee

Scientists had succeeded in crossing potato with tomato – and they called it pomato – hoping that it would increase the shelf life of tomatoes. The skin of the tomato would become thicker and that would mean that housewives would not have to throw over-ripe tomatoes every other day. http://biospectrumindia.ciol.com/content/columns/103072103.asp Nov 18 07, 9:12 AM

star_gazer

Can any person please find a good photo of a pomato? Nov 18 07, 9:53 AM

Baloo55th

Not really - they seem a bit shy. Best I can do is: http://www.vegetables.pe.kr/vegetablesgallery/fruit_vegetables/images/tomato_potato11.jpg Warning- this pomato is out of the soil and exposing its roots... Nov 18 07, 10:29 AM

queproblema

A pomato is just a fun gimmick. It's not a cross at all, but, as you can see in Baloo's picture, a plant that produces underground potato tubers and normal tomatoes on the stem. How can that happen? Simply graft a tomato plant onto a potato plant. (I say "simply"--all my feeble attempts at grafting have failed.) They are of no commercial value whatsoever, except for those seed houses that cater to the whimsical hobby-gardener. This article is for the do-it-yourselfer. (Good luck!) http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/160974/grow_your_own_amazing_pomato_plant.html This one is more scholarly, but still in plain English. Near the top is a diagram, above which is a brief introduction to genus Solanum, and some even more whimsical grafting ideas. http://oregonstate.edu/potatoes/CSS322WebNotes.html Nov 18 07, 10:57 AM