Question

Pomato is

• A. Somatic hybrid
• B. Allopolyploid
• C. Natural mutant
• D. Both A and B

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Both A and B

The correct option is D

Explanation for correct answer:

1. The pomato, a member of the Solanaceae family, was created by transplanting tomato and potato plants.
2. The pomato seed is not present in nature but is grown through the grafting procedure.
3. The plants were tied together after an incision was made on both stems of the plant.
4. In 2013, the process of grafting to generate pomatoes of genetically different types was launched for the first time in the United Kingdom.
5. Allopolyploidy occurs when polyploidy offspring are produced from single parents, as in the grafting technique.
6. Potatoes and tomatoes are a type of hybrid food known as pomato.
7. However, because of the low rate of nutrients provided, this grafting is not very successful.
8. Both plants are genetically distinct, cannot be grown from seed, and rely on one another for food and growth.

Explanation for correct answer:

Option A

1. Grafting in pomatoes is advantageous in producing new technology in agriculture science, and this technology is widely employed in most developing nations such as Kenya, where farmers may save space, time, and labor without hurting the plants.
2. Viruses, fungi, and bacteria boost resistance in the grafting procedure.

Option B

1. Grafting is particularly important from a business standpoint since it allows us to cultivate several types of variations in the plants while saving space and work.
2. Thompson & Morgan, a horticultural mail-order company, sold the first grafted plant under the name "Tomatoes."

Option C

1. The other plant was then cultivated using the "DoubleUP Potato Tom" method.
2. After the wound healed and the plants were connected together, the leafy top of the potato plant was removed, as was the root of the tomato.

Final answer:

Pomato is both a somatic hybrid and an allopolyploid.