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CLICK TO RETURN TO PAGE 2 OF LIST OF PAPERS CLICK TO RETURN TO PAGE 1 OF LIST OF PAPERS CLICK TO RETURN TO PAGE 3 OF LIST OF PAPERS 65. KRULIK, GERALD, Ask Jerry: Conundrums Clarified for the Courteous Chlorophyllophile (Gardener) Part 12, CRAZY ANNIE PART THREE OF FIVE, PUP TALK (Saddleback Valley Bromeliad Society), 16(9), p. 4, September, 2009. Dear Jerry, It’s me again, Annie the Cross-Pollinating Cloner. This time I think I have an idea that you will approve of. The world can never have enough edible plants. So I will use my new and improved skills to produce new fruits. The ancient Indians were able to modify the lowly Ananas fruit to become the wonderful pineapple of today. But all the other bromeliads are ignored! I think that there is a huge potential here, to modify and develop many new types. I considered doing the traditional tasks, of evaluating existing bromeliad fruits, inserting genes for yield, size, color, and flavor, but then thought of an easier way. The commercial modern pineapple is a hardy tasty plant. Why not just modify this fruit? Here are a few of the ones I have thought of trying: avocodapple, pinecherry, pineplum, pinepear, applepapple, nectarapple, grapple, and bananapple. What do you think of my ideas now? This is for real! Signed Annie the future farmer ************ Dear Still Crazy Annie, Finally, an idea I can sink my teeth into! I think you finally have something here. I would suggest a few additional ones. My own personal favorite would be the cross of the durian, that spiky, smelly, utterly tasty tropical fruit tree, with the pineapple, to give the durianapple. The durian fruit and the pineapple fruit look very similar, so this might be an easy cross. But for sheer commercial appeal, I think you should work on the perfect cross, the chocoapple. A chocolate-flavored pineapple would be a huge success, I think. Then you can easily develop the related pineapple- flavors, vanilla, mint, chili, beefsteak, and strawberry. Glad to be your taste tester Jerry the gourmet |
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