TomTato makes debut

Leaps in science and technology are so exciting!  
Ever heard of a Muslim country giving something like this to the world? Definitely not in the last 100 years!  Death and destruction is their cup of tea ....and even if they venture into the science and technology field, it's only to create new methods to kill humans.

From BBC:
TomTato' tomato and potato plant unveiled in UK.  A plant that produces both tomatoes and potatoes, called the TomTato, has been developed for the UK market.
Ipswich-based horticultural firm Thompson and Morgan said the plants were not genetically modified.
Similar plants have been created in the UK, but the firm said it was thought to be the first time they had been produced on a commercial scale.
Guy Barter, of the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), said it was looking at the plant with "real interest".



Mr Barter said many of these plants - created by a technique known as grafting - had been created before but taste had previously been a problem.
"We're looking at it with real interest because Thompson and Morgan are a really reputable firm with a lot to lose, but I wouldn't rule out that it could be a very valuable plant to them," said Mr Barter, who is a contributor to BBC Gardener's World.
"In the past we've never had any faith in the plants - they've not been very good - but grafting has come on leaps and bounds in recent years.
Thompson and Morgan director Paul Hansord claimed the tomatoes were tastier than most shop-bought tomatoes and said the plant had taken a decade of work.
"It has been very difficult to achieve because the tomato stem and the potato stem have to be the same thickness for the graft to work," he said.
"It is a very highly skilled operation. We have seen similar products. However, on closer inspection the potato is planted in a pot with a tomato planted in the same pot - our plant is one plant and produces no potato foliage."
The firm said the plants last for one season and by the time the tomatoes are ready for picking, the potatoes can be dug up...........