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Report: Worst vegetable mutation — Harvested north of Tokyo in June
Report: Worst vegetable mutation — Harvested north of Tokyo in June
Published: January 5th, 2012 at 12:54 PM EDT | By Enenews Admin
IAEA: “An increased mutation level was apparent in 1987 [...] abnormalities include unusual branching of stems [...] abnormal colour and size of leaves and flowers, and development of ‘witches’ brooms’ in pine trees.”
US EPA: Chernobyl Environmental Impact – “Radiation stress has caused changes in tree growth patterns, such as this formation of “witch’s broom,” a condition in which too many shoots form on a bough.”
Chernobyl biologist: “All the trees are clearly mutated.” They’ve lost the internal signals that make a Christmas tree taper toward the top. Instead, he says, “they don’t seem to know which way is up.”
Man makes monster-sized discovery of potatoes like giant hands – Mainichi, Jan. 1, 2012
Related:
Mutated vegetables – Fukushima Diary, Dec. 19, 2011
After the atomic bomb of Nagasaki and Hiroshima vegetables grew huge or became mutated – Fukushima Diary, Dec. 27, 2011
Vegetables have gone gigantic – Fukushima Diary, Dec. 1, 2011
MORE
Published: January 5th, 2012 at 12:54 PM EDT | By Enenews Admin
IAEA: “An increased mutation level was apparent in 1987 [...] abnormalities include unusual branching of stems [...] abnormal colour and size of leaves and flowers, and development of ‘witches’ brooms’ in pine trees.”
US EPA: Chernobyl Environmental Impact – “Radiation stress has caused changes in tree growth patterns, such as this formation of “witch’s broom,” a condition in which too many shoots form on a bough.”
Chernobyl biologist: “All the trees are clearly mutated.” They’ve lost the internal signals that make a Christmas tree taper toward the top. Instead, he says, “they don’t seem to know which way is up.”
Man makes monster-sized discovery of potatoes like giant hands – Mainichi, Jan. 1, 2012
Related:
Mutated vegetables – Fukushima Diary, Dec. 19, 2011
After the atomic bomb of Nagasaki and Hiroshima vegetables grew huge or became mutated – Fukushima Diary, Dec. 27, 2011
Vegetables have gone gigantic – Fukushima Diary, Dec. 1, 2011
MORE
See also: The worst vegetable mutation and Vegetables have gone gigantic
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The farmer in the picture is not holding potatoes, but Chinese yams (the translator mistranslated 長芋 as "potato"
. While the Japanese have developed varieties that grow long and straight, there are occasional deformities resulting from, for example, adding too much fertilizer. Incidentally, Chinese yam is considered an invasive species in the United States
http://mdc.mo.gov/sites/default/files/resources/2010/08/9676_6622.pdf
