I grew this bountiful #GroundCherry plant from seeds collected from last year's #VolunteerPlant. I dug a volunteer ground cherry plant out from a sidewalk crack, last year & transplanted into a pot. That plant provided loads of #fruits. I saved 2 of the largest fruits for sowing this year's plants - gave several seeds away too.

#gardening #Bloomscrolling #FoodSecurity #Saanich #Gardeners #botanical #Flowers #FoodPlants #FoodGardening #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #Cascadia #PNW #Zone8 #GrowItEatIt #VictoriaBC #Wsanec #PlantLovers #EdiblePlants #GrowFood #EdibleGardens #GrownFromSeed #SeedSavers #ContainerGardening

That was fast!
#GroundCherry
My son gave me a couple of ground cherry plants. Their roots were not much developed and I feared they wouldn't survive the transplant, but they're flowering!
#GroundCherry

Domesticating The Ground Cherry Using CRISPR Gene Editing, out of Cornell University / Physalis Improvement Project, Boyce Thompson Institute / published by #Plants, People, #Planet

by @GrrlScientist

#food #crop #botany #groundcherry #CRISPR #domestication #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/07/22/domesticating-the-ground-cherry-using-crispr-gene-editing/

Domesticating The Ground Cherry Using CRISPR Gene Editing

This hardy, nutritious and tasty fruit is teaching scientists how to rapidly domesticate a plant into a sustainable and resilient crop using cutting-edge technology.

Forbes

Domesticating The Ground Cherry Using CRISPR Gene Editing, out of Cornell University / Physalis Improvement Project, Boyce Thompson Institute / published by #Plants, People, #Planet

by @grrlscientist

#food #crop #botany #groundcherry #CRISPR #domestication #SciComm🧪 https://www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2024/07/22/domesticating-the-ground-cherry-using-crispr-gene-editing/

Domesticating The Ground Cherry Using CRISPR Gene Editing

This hardy, nutritious and tasty fruit is teaching scientists how to rapidly domesticate a plant into a sustainable and resilient crop using cutting-edge technology.

Forbes
Groundcherry gets genetic upgrades: Turning a garden curiosity into an agricultural powerhouse

Imagine a small fruit that tastes like a cross between a tomato and a pineapple, wrapped in its own natural paper lantern. That's the groundcherry (Physalis grisea)—a little-known relative of tomatoes that's been quietly growing in gardens and small farms across North America for centuries. Now, this humble fruit is getting a 21st-century upgrade thanks to some cutting-edge genetic research.

Phys.org
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