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World Service,2 mins

Where do tomatoes come from?

CrowdScience

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Tomatoes have been selected for juiciness, taste and size for thousands of years. Botanist Sandy Knapp from the Natural History museum explains how a desert plant from Peru was cultivated to grow modern day tomatoes. (Image: Hands holding four ripe tomatoes. Credit: Getty Images/valentinrusssanov)

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