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JHMM13 (T | C) 22:36, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Tepal

Hi Hardyplants. Can I ask about your edits to the page on tepals? The description that you added on 11 December, titled "clean up and clarify" seems to be at odds with the usual definition of a tepal. Do you have links to any material which supports your definition? Thanks. Owl 14:57, 16 December 2006 (UTC)

Can you be more specific about what you are questioning, I listed two sources on 'additional reading'

In flowering plants tepals are the precursor's to petals and sepals, petals and sepals come from tepals. Just as wings in bird come from arms. In some plants the petals and sepals have been modified to look the same then they are called tepals, this is the classic definition in plant morphology. The word has two meanings depending on its usage and application. Hardyplants 16:49, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't produce the first part but brought it up from the original start of the article. Keep in mind that Magnolia is the proposed fist flowering plant line. I do not believe any modern Magnolia corresponds the first of its kind. I will look at the article and move the first section- since you are right that its a meaning that is rarely used and should not be at the beginning. Take a look at it now and see what you think. Hardyplants 17:35, 16 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Oldest alcoholic beverage

Hi SilkTork. On the talk page for beer [1], you mentioned that research has found 'time and again' that beer is the oldest beverage. I am not an expert on the history of alcohol, but I cannot find a source to support this claim. At present, the oldest evidence of an alcoholic drink I've found is from around 7,000 BC, and is not a beer [2], although I don't know quite what one would call it. Do you have a source for beer predating that? Thanks in advance, Thomas Kluyver (talk) 16:55, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I find the link you provided interesting. Thanks. There is a question as to whether modern rice wine can be classed as a beer because sake uses the amylolytic process. However, the full version explains that "Before such a complicated system as amylolysis fermentation was developed and widely adopted by the ancient Chinese beveragemaker, the grain probably was saccharified by mastication and/or malting. Because cereals lack yeast, the initiation of fermentation would have required a high-sugar fruit and/or honey, as attested by the Jiahu mixed fermented beverage." And this view is also reported here. I'll give it some thought as to if it is worth including those references in Beer. Regards SilkTork *^YES! 18:17, 26 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Re: Sorghum

My apologies. I completely forgot about the species naming convention. >_< Thanks for fixing. Green caterpillar (talk) 04:25, 5 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Removed prod from Draco.NET

Hello, I removed the prod tag because this article has already had a proposed deletion tag added and removed in the past, and is no longer eligible for prod. Please bring to AfD if you feel it should be deleted, thank you. -- Atama頭 01:00, 23 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Answer to question about Solanum quitoense.

I am positive that Solanum quitoense is NOT picked when ripe to prevent the fruit from rotting. Though it tastes a lot better when you do pick it early! I've worked with the plant in Costa Rica (most of the photos there are mine). You will also find in the sources cited that the plant is picked earlier to avoid rotting. I believe the fruit will rot in 4 to 5 days if not pick early(I'll have to check). I've kept the early picked fruits in my back-pack for 2 days when I was trying to get out of the rain forest, they did not rot and I'm sure i could have kept them for at least 5 days.

• Thanks for telling me about the inconsistency, I will fix it! —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cozzycovers (talk • contribs) 17:38, 26 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

SB dates

Thanks for your note, details here. Rich Farmbrough 10:54 2 February 2010 (UTC).

I have new photos of Solanum quitoense.

Hey It's William, I went back to Costa Rica to find S. quitoense in local markets and stores. After along time searching, I finally found It located at a store in a small. I got photos of the fruit bruising, the fruit in the store on display and me buying the fruits in a clear bag. Now, I'm just waiting on a person to give me my photos. These photo will be the first photo of S. quitoense in market place, that's free for everyone to use for any reason. I also found out from talking to locals that they make alcoholic drinks from the fruit. I could not find the drink but I did learn how they make it.Cozzycovers (talk) 13:51, 16 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Photo's of Solanum quitoense

It's William again, I'm going to try to upload some of the better photos soon -can't wait until I'm able to dual-boot with Ubuntu again-. Here is one of the photos; it shows the damage caused from shipment:

bruised fruit at store

Cozzycovers (talk) 02:24, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I have a theory as to one reason why this fruit is not sold out side of the region it's grown. The fruits are extremely fragile -I know this has been brought up before by others but I just didn't realize how delicate they can become when ripe-. Picture a tomato, that has no inside structure. When there is any pressure on the fruit, particularly from other fruits on top of or around it, the skin will literally burst open. They all seem to split at the top of the fruit where it used to be connected with the plant. This happend to me when I carefully carried the bag of fruits home. Many of them were broken/split open. When the skin brakes much of the greenish flesh flows out of it. It has the constancy of apple sauce. The bag of about 20 fruits only costed me $4 dollars though. The wild ones I found in the rain forest did not burst open, but on the other hand they were not completely ripe. I found out something new when I was in Costa Rica. The white part that separates the different sections of the fruit is what actually gets sweet -by the way what would that be called?-! The green juicy part stays tangy. I wish I had brought some more equipment so I could to a sugar analysis. All I brought were some Ph testers and humidity testers. I was traveling with a Botanist at the time. She could have helped me with it.Cozzycovers (talk) 19:37, 23 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah I wrote all of this article except for first section. The classification part was a pain, I spent 8 hours looking through 3-5 sources or so to get it right, and on top of that I double checked and wrote out a huge explanation to my self, to prove the proper classification. I do welcome any improvements you can make to this article, If you can write something better please by all means change it, I just want to see this article grow. I don't care who writes it. I know you are a good writer, I love your blog. William W. RuffCozzycovers (talk) 10:33, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I'v uploaded another photo today. This photo shows the weight of the fruit, The store it was purchased at and shows how much it costs locally. The one fruits was smashed just by bringing the bag up to the counter.Cozzycovers (talk) 22:24, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Buying the fruit locally.

They use the colónes. In costa rica almost all stores except both U.S dollars and colones. Here is a photo of the store, look for it in the photo: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Monteverde,_Costa_Rica_centre.JPG Cozzycovers (talk) 22:46, 27 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know if this information is good but you should read it. It talks about the fruit being used on a bigger scale. http://webapp.ciat.cgiar.org/biotechnology/crops_tropical_fruits.htm --Comment added by User:Cozzycovers, 11 June 2010.

Cansema Comments Thanks

Thanks for your comments on Cansema. I am afraid that the user, 96.237.170.36, is still submitting the unverified and non-RS data. I havem regrettably, rpeorted him as a vandal, 96.237.170.36 (talk · contribs · deleted contribs · filter log · WHOIS · RDNS · RBLs · http · block user · block log). He is the IP for Mark R. Lipsman, someone with a WP:COI in regards to the topics he has been targeting. I appreciate your views and comments. Any further insight would be appreciated Jettparmer (talk) 01:40, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You're welcome, but please note that although I think your version is a better starting point, I don't believe it's entirely NPOV (see my comment on it, especially re: WP:LABEL). I also don't think that calling User:96.237.170.36 a vandal is helpful. Per WP:VAN, "edits/reverts over a content dispute are never vandalism". Best wishes, Thomas Kluyver (talk) 12:36, 28 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Hello. You have a new message at jettparmer's talk page.

Tomato Article

I have wrote a new section on Topsy Turby Tomato Planter in the disscusion for Tomato and now I can't find it. Do you know what happenend to it? Some guy said that it was a bunch of, um, poo. It had dream focus and now I can't find it. Also can we be buddies? Thanks, KayKay6612 (talk) 12:48, 6 July 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks

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From Nekko09

Hi

I read you message and I desire to you send some images about the tomato like Sinaloa´s state symbol ¿Could you send me a email to this address for send to you this images: [e-mail]?. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nekko09 (talk • contribs) 19:24, 15 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

You can send me the info if you want (I've sent you my e-mail address), but the aim is to get a reference included in the article itself. Is there a government page you can link to about the symbol, or a bit about it in a book or a newspaper, or something like that? Thomas Kluyver (talk) 23:24, 16 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The symbol that I desire to send appears in the official web of the State Goverment (www.sinaloa.gob.mx) The emblem appears in the bottom of it. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nekko09 (talk • contribs) 00:24, 17 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

If you still want to, you can probably go ahead with this. Cheers!--Yaksar (let's chat) 07:03, 24 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

About the Sinaloa´s tomato symbols.

Hi.

Unfortunalety, the web where I said that you could find the state emblem with a image of a tomato was removed because the new Sinaloa´s state goverment lead by Mario López Valdez who enter like Governor in January 2011 designed and upload to the internet a new design.

About the Sinaloa´s tomato symbols.

Hi.

Unfortunalety, the web where I said that you could find the state emblem with a image of a tomato was removed because the new Sinaloa´s state goverment lead by Mario López Valdez who enter like Governor in January 2011 designed and upload to the internet a new design.--Nekko09 (talk) 23:20, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

OK, these things happen. Looks like the Tomato page doesn't currently mention Sinaloa. Thomas Kluyver (talk) 23:29, 7 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

WikiProject Plants Collaboration of the month

I'm attempting to revive the Plant article COTM, and since you're a member of WikiProject Plants, you're being notified about this hopeful revival. Please feel free to propose articles for collaboration, and thanks for your consideration! Northamerica1000^(talk) 13:51, 16 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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Science lovers wanted!

Science lovers wanted!

Hi! I'm serving as the wikipedian-in-residence at the Smithsonian Institution Archives until June! One of my goals as resident, is to work with Wikipedians and staff to improve content on Wikipedia about people who have collections held in the Archives - most of these are scientists who held roles within the Smithsonian and/or federal government. I thought you might like to participate since you are interested in the sciences! Sign up to participate here and dive into articles needing expansion and creation on our to-do list. Feel free to make a request for images or materials at the request page, and of course, if you share your successes at the outcomes page you will receive the SIA barnstar! Thanks for your interest, and I look forward to your participation! Sarah (talk) 01:47, 19 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

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