WVU Professor Emeritus and Creator of 'People's Tomato' Unveils Final Variety, Makes Limited Seeds Available for Growers
January 24, 2024
January 24, 2024
MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Jan. 24 -- West Virginia University issued the following news:
A West Virginia University plant pathology professor emeritus who has spent more than 70 years developing hearty tomato varieties for home gardeners has created his fourth and final tomato -- the West Virginia '23, dubbed "Mannon's Majesty."
"With so many tomato growers in this state, I wanted to help them continue to grow their food," Mannon Gallegly . . .
A West Virginia University plant pathology professor emeritus who has spent more than 70 years developing hearty tomato varieties for home gardeners has created his fourth and final tomato -- the West Virginia '23, dubbed "Mannon's Majesty."
"With so many tomato growers in this state, I wanted to help them continue to grow their food," Mannon Gallegly . . .