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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. blah! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    blah

  2. Re:Halophile by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    I thought it meant potatoes that love to play Halo.

    Oh wait.