RE: [CH] World's hottest chile
Frank J. Hashek (fhashek@comcast.net)
Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:36:04 -0500
Dave,
I agree with you and Jim. Doing genetic analysis and growing a few crops
for accurate testing takes time. It would have been irresponsible to draw a
conclusion, in either way, on this without extensive testing. It also would
have been irresponsible, as well as poor academic practice, to make a series
of announcements on preliminary research results.
Blue skies,
Frank
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Subject: Re: [CH] World's hottest chile
Sorry Tina, but Jim is right. Bosland and DeWitt were not nearly as
skeptical about the Naga Jolokia claims as they were about "Red Savina". The
interesting thing is that Naga Jolokia apparently has mostly C. Chinense
genes, but also C. Frutescens genes. Dr. Bosland actually proved that the
Indian scientists were at least partially right. Too bad that after their
press release they failed to respond to inquiries from the western press.
Had they done so, your nose wouldn't be so far out of joint.
Dave Anderson
TLCC
> I don't consider it unfortunate at all! :-)
>
> If one would recall the original article that they were pressed to
> comment on, it was sooo full of factual errors it could only have been
> considered a joke. He was extremely kind in only expressing doubts,
> based on what was printed. The Savina(R) was identified as a
> "Mexican" pepper, the jolokia as a frutescens (not a cross), and the
> sum total output of chiles in the US at 8,000 tons.
>
> Somebody's miffed feelings ought to be directed instead at the people
> who wrote such a poor article ;-)
>
> -Jim C
> http://www.StepUpForCharity.org
> Mild to Wild(R)