( Solanum lycopersicum ‘Beijing Cherry Tomato’; Zhongshu seeds, CAAS, Beijing, China) seeds were germinated in rockwool plugs (Grodan, Roermond, the Netherlands) and transferred to rockwool cubes (10 × 10 × 7 cm; Grodan) upon unfolding of the second leaf
numbers in a 171 plant F 2 population of Solanum lycopersicum cultivar E6203 (P 1 ) × Solanum habrochaites accession LA1777 (P 2 ). Arrows indicate mean of respective parents and their F 1 . Fig. 2. Frequency distribution of type IV
-life and improving postharvest quality of tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit Postharvest Biol. Technol. 58 42 47 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2010.05.005 Ali, S. Khan, A.S. Nawaz, A. Anjum, M.A. Naz, S. Ejaz, S. Hussain, S
Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important vegetable food crops of the world ( FAOSTAT, 2008 ). Year-round availability, a high rate of consumption, and significant levels of antioxidants such as ascorbic acid, β-carotene, γ
, Si concentrations in the leaves exceed those of macronutrients ( Epstein and Bloom, 2005 ; Zellner et al., In press). Tomatoes ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) have been referred to as Si excluders or nonaccumulators because previous studies showed that Si
Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) is an important fruit for human consumption because it provides nutrients like flavor compounds, vitamins, and fiber ( Beecher, 1998 ). Postharvest ripening and senescence involve changes in metabolism and gene
subspecies Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme ranges throughout much of South and Central America and represents the closest wild gene pool for the introgression of novel traits into cultivated tomato. Many S. l. var. cerasiforme accessions are
abscission during storage. Materials and Methods Plant material and growth conditions. Tomato plants ( Solanum lycopersicum L. cv. Bandita) were grown on a hanging-carrying system with high wire support training in coco–peat media. Bunches were hand
Florida ranks first and second as a producer of fresh market tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum L.) and strawberry ( Fragaria × ananassa ) crops with a total economic value of $426 and $307 million in 2019 (USDA-NASS, 2020), respectively. Weed
In 2004, more than 4 million ha of tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ) were cultivated worldwide, producing over 116 million tonnes ( FAO, 2005 ). This crop is the second horticultural species in terms of cultivated surface area and production volume