How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heat
Brown University biologists identified when tomatoes are most vulnerable to heat and how some varieties resist it.
They CRISPR’ed tomatoes to make them sweet and large
Today’s mass-produced tomatoes often grow to palm-sized proportions, but their naturally occurring ancestors were far smaller ...
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Tomatoes have a molecular trick to survive in extreme heat
Ouonkap noted that the scientists took some lessons from evolution to experiment with how best to speed up the adaptation ...
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Indoor Vegetable Garden: How To Grow Vegetables Indoors
Most indoor vegetables prefer a stable temperature between 60°F and 70°F (15-21°C). Keep your plants away from drafts or heat ...
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CRISPR builds a big tomato that’s actually sweet
Rotten tomatoes no more: growing sweeter tomatoes is possible by editing just two of the fruit’s genes. Deleting the genes ...
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Changing watering practices to improve tomato plant health
Researchers reporting in ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry examined the impact of watering practices on tomato plants. They found that the size of the water droplets affected plant ...
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Heartier Heinz? How scientists are learning to help tomatoes beat the heat
The scientists took some lessons from evolution to experiment with how best to speed up the adaptation process for varieties of tomato plants, explained study author Sorel V. Yimga Ouonkap ...