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First Halophile Potatoes Harvested

Posted by timothy on from the integrated-dill-is-the-next-step dept.

Razgorov Prikazka writes "A Dutch-based company from Groningen is trying to create a potato race that is able to survive in a saline environment. The first test-batch was just harvested (English translation of Dutch original) on the island Texel and seem to be in good shape. The company states that rising sea-levels will create a demand for halophile crops. I do wonder if one still has to put salt on ones potatoes when they are grown in salt water."

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  1. The tubers are almost certainly not salty. by hey! · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I'm guessing that they managed to coax the potatoes into maintaining their normal osmotic balance when watered with brackish water. For one thing a crop that absorbed the salt would be hard to get consistent.

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  2. Re:Salt by X0563511 · · Score: 2, Insightful

    It's not the facts that get you downmodded, it's your belligerent attitude.

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