A new study published in Plant Physiology opens the door to developing more robust and cold-resistant tomato (Solanum ...

Q: I noticed last year that I didn’t get nearly the same number of tomatoes that I had harvested in previous years. I have a raised bed with a blend of about 4-to-1 cheap compost and our desert soil.

Efforts are top gear to ensure the production and supply of tomato in the country all year round, writes DANIEL ESSIET. Tomato is an important vegetable crop in Nigeria. It is widely grown for home ...

The future does not look so bright for processing tomato crops. These thick-skinned versions of the red fruit, called processing tomatoes, are easily transported and are used for the production of ...

With the per hectare yield of tomatoes estimated at six metric tonnes (MT) short of the 200,000 MT required by processing firms, manufacturers cannot bu look beyond the shores of the land for supply.

Researchers used crop enterprise budgets to provide baseline information and contrast the economic potential of growing lettuce and tomato under high tunnel and open-field production systems. Results ...

When Pumeza Maseti speaks about her journey into agriculture, her passion and creativity shine through. She now manages 1,6ha ...

The mass-produced tomatoes we buy at the grocery store tend to taste more like cardboard than fruit. Now researchers have discovered one reason why: a genetic mutation, common in store-bought tomatoes ...

Field studies in two Florida locations evaluated and compared anaerobic soil disinfestations (ASD) and chemical soil fumigation (CSF) performance on weed and nematodes control, and on fruit yield and ...

Producers of Tasty Tom Tomato Mix have resumed operations after a temporary suspension linked to safety concerns, unveiling new measures aimed at strengthening quality assurance and restoring consumer ...