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  • From: fran gustman <fgustman@juno.com>
  • To: gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes
  • Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 15:43:14 -0400

Dear Susan,

I'm interested.

Fran

On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 09:44:15 -0400 "Susan McCoy" <buzz@impact-pr.com>
writes:
> I don't know about a genetic method, but I do know that tomatoes
> sprayed
> with Messenger, the harpin protein discovered by Cornell and
> distributed
> by EDEN Biosciences, gives tomatoes a big boost -- turning up their
> immune systems and growth mechanisms. They grow bigger, produce
> more
> flowers and tomatoes, and have a longer shelf life once picked.
> The
> tomatoes can be eaten immediately after the product has dried.
> Anyone
> who wants to try it, just drop me a line.
>
> Susan McCoy
> Office: 610-388-9330
> Cell: 610-220-8400
> IMPACT Marketing/Garden Media Group
> www.gardenmediagroup.com
> "We make you popular with your customers!"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: gwl-g-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:gwl-g-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of eczekalski
> Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 1:50 PM
> To: 'gardenwriters-on-gardening'
> Subject: RE: [gwl-g] FW: A Genetic Boost for Tomatoes
>
> Would anyone happen to know if this cover crop was used between the
> tomato
> plants while they were growing or just in a field that had been
> enriched
> through the use of a cover crop before/after the tomatos were
> planted?
>
> Sorry if I'm being dense but I don't see the answer here. I have
> used
> cover
> crops in a fallow bed but the places between the plants get
> lettuces,
> herbs,
> and marigolds. Of course, I don't use a fungicide and only rarely
> fertilize
> (although I do work in compost and manure every year), so...
>
> Esther
>
> <snip>
> STORY LEAD:
> Tomatoes Get Genetic "Boost" Under Sustainable Ag System
> ___________________________________________
>
> ARS News Service
> Agricultural Research Service, USDA
> David Elstein, (301) 504-1654, delstein@ars.usda.gov
> July 6, 2004
> ___________________________________________
>
> Tomatoes grown in a sustainable agricultural system using a legume
> cover
> crop as fertilizer had better disease resistance and lived longer
> than
> tomatoes grown on black polyethylene mulch with chemical
> fertilizer,
> Agricultural Research Service scientists report.
>
> Based on a five-year sustainable agriculture study, <snip>
>
>
>
>
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Fran Gustman, fgustman@juno.com
Boston, MA, Zone 6
Urban Gardener Columnist, Allston-Brighton TAB
Editor, HortResources Newsletter, www.hortresources.org




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