Radiation-Resistant Rice, Square Watermelons And Blue Roses:
Top Five Weird Foods
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23 Aug 2011 |
Danielle Demetriou
If scientists are successful in their mission to uncover a
strain of rice resistant to the absorption of radiation, the
white grain will join a string of more unusual food
creations which have been harvested in the past for specific
purposes:
1) Square watermelons
Farmers in Japan's south-west Shikoku came up with the
inventive creation of the square watermelon - to enable the
fruits to be stacked easily in boxes and supermarkets. How
they did this? Simply by growing the fruits in square shaped
receptacles so they assumed a cubic form when ripe.
2) Blue roses
Long the holy grail of inventive gardeners – and a symbol
of what was once regarded the impossible – blue roses have
also been created after decades of research. First unveiled
by an Australian subsidiary of the Japanese Suntory firm,
the blooms were implanted with a gene which stimulates the
synthesis of blue pigment in pansies.
3) Super Broccoli
British scientists last year cultivated a special strain
of broccoli which contains twice the levels of the superfood
nutrient "glucoraphanin" than conventional versions. It is
claimed that the new strain of supercharged broccoli will
help stave off cancer and other diseases.
4) Graisins
Scientists at Japan's National Institute for Genetics
were behind the creation of the oddly named "graisin" -
which refers to a giant-sized raison programmed to grow
significantly larger than its conventional size while
tasting the same as its diminutive original.
5) Drought rice
The task of cultivating non-GM drought-resistant rice has
long been the focal point for Japanese researchers. The goal
of the research is to create drought-resistance rice
suitable for planting in Africa and other regions with dry
climates.
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