

credit Courtesy of Rob Baur

Growing the plants side by side, Rob Baur cut their stems open and wrapped them together. When the plants fused, he severed the tomato root, leaving the tobacco root intact.



credit Courtesy of Rob Baur

By growing tomato and tobacco plants from seed and grafting them together, Rob Baur created a tomato plant with tobacco roots. The leaves and fruit of the tomato top have nicotine in them.