Tomatoes
Botanical Name
‘ Solanum lycopersicum’ tomatoes are botanically fruits, but for culinary purposes, it is classified and used as vegetables.
Botanically an ovary with its seeds that is part of flowering plant with a sweet flavour is classified as a fruit. The sugar content of tomatoes is lower than any other fruit and therefore it is classified as a vegetable for culinary purposes.
Biological Family
Tomatoes, ‘Aubergines’ (Eggplant), Capsicum Peppers, Capsicum ‘Anuum’ (hot pepper) and potatoes are grown in a similar way and belongs to the ‘Solanaceae’ (Nightshade family).
Root system
The root system of tomato plants, mainly depends on how it was grown from seed, it can have a taproot system or a large fibrous root system.
Soil
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Protect tomatoes from strong wind. Plant in spring or early summer.
Wind
Tomato plants must be planted deeply in the soil and will benefit from staking and caging, which will provide support especially during windstorms.
Frost
Tomatoes will not tolerate frost and you would need to use frost protection if there is any threat of freezing temperatures.
Temperature
Temperatures should not be lower than 7°C at night and at least 13°C to 16°C in daytime. Tomatoes require a temperature of 18°C or higher to ripen. Lycopene will not develop at temperatures above 30°C. pH Tomatoes prefer a slightly acidic soil and will grow well in a pH of 5.5 – 6.8
Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium
Use a general organic fertilizer to provide the soil with nutrients and add compost.
Planting depth
Dig holes slightly bigger than the root balls of the plants;
Spacing between plants
45 cm (Plants can be spaced closer)
Spacing between rows
75 cm
Propagation
Start in seedling trays. Plant one or two seeds per cell. Thin to the strongest plant.
Transplant seedlings
• Do not hold the plants by the stem, but hold it by the root balls and place it in the holes and try not to disturb the roots too
Appreciate tomatoes crude, cooked, cut, hacked, or diced as a major aspect of any dinner or nibble. Stuff a tomato half with spinach and top with ground cheddar for a breath taking and brilliant side dish.
11. Remove the dormant peas and beads, and place them on a dry paper towel (keep them separate from the sample of germinating peas).
After the addition of the media, we insert an aeration tube inside and cover the lid with a cotton plug and start giving them aeration. This preparation has to be put on for 3 days under proper sunlight and 25-30 degree Celsius to observe if the culture is healthy/ potent or not depending on the color each culture portrays (The nanochloropsis culture should have a grass-green color to be seen as potent and the isochrysis culture should have a dark brown color to be seen as potent), if the colors seem dull and light, then that might mean that the culture is impotent.
“Jefferson's Monticello garden was a Revolutionary American garden. One wonders if anyone else had ever before assembled such a collection of vegetable novelties, culled from virtually every western culture known at the time, then disseminated by Jefferson with the persistence of a religious reformer, a seedy evangelist. Here grew the earth's melting pot of immigrant vegetables: an Ellis Island of introductions, the whole world of hardy economic plants: 330 varieties of eighty-nine species of vegetables and herbs, 170 varieties of the finest fruit varieties known at the time. The Jefferson legacy supporting small farmers, vegetable cuisine, and sustainable agriculture is poignantly topical today. (Hatch)”
Lycopene is also linked to a decreased risk of heart disease. Tomatoes are one of the best sources of lycopene, especially when tomatoes are cooked. The heating process actually makes carotenoids more easily absorbed by the b...
3: PUBMED Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation of Tomato with rolB Gene Results in Enhancement of Fruit Quality and Foliar Resistance against Fungal Pathogens
Pollen is the male reproductive cell of the flowering plants. It is fine to coarse powder containing the micro-gametophytes of seed plants, which produces the male gametes (sperm cells). It contains high concentration of reducing sugars, essential amino acids, unsaturated/saturated fatty acids, minerals Zn, Cu, Fe and high K/Na ratio and significant quantities of the several vitamins. The amount of these nutritional relevant components is largely dependent on the biological source of the pollen (Campos & Bogdanov, 2010)
The tomato was domesticated in Mexico and also in South American regions and began actual cultivation in 500 BC. When Spanish Conquerors and explorers came to Central and South America, they took this green fruit back to Europe in 1521 AD. Very soon after being brought to Spain, the sweet and juicy fruit was used to add a new taste to old dishes. Like the other ingredients included in the above paragraphs, the tomato migrated through the ships of explorers to Cuba and was planted for future domestication. The tomato is used in arroz con pollo as a paste to add flavor and also to mix the other spices together.
It was decided, then, that planting a garden would be my summer project. My mother and I planned for it to be located behind our garage, in a sunny area of our otherwise shady backyard. With my mom's help, I planted an assortment of vegetables: tomatoes, onions, potatoes ('A potato is a tuber.' 'It's a what?'), and green beans.
The “Fast Plant” experiment is an observation of a plants growth over the span of twenty-eight days. The objective is to observe how plants grow and use their resources throughout the span of their life. In our lab we observed the Brassica rapa, a herbaceous plant in the mustard family which has a short cycle which makes it a perfect plant to observe in this experiment. Like other plants the Brassica rapa must use the resources in the environment to create energy to complete itʻs life cycle and reproduce. By observing the plant it is easy to see in what organ or function the plant is using itʻs energy and resources and if overtime the resources switch to other part of the plants. By conducting this experiment we are able to observe where and how plants allocate their resources throughout their life by harvesting plants at different points in their life.
own roots (not just the plant kind), this meant they needed a structure that was different than
Tissue culture allows for the growth of a plant without the use of seeds or pollination.
Asexual propagation is the process through which reproduction without passage through the seed cycle occurs. The advantages of asexual propagation are that it preserves genetic makeup, propagates seedless plants, disease control, rapid production, the plants are identical, cheaper, faster and easier reducing or avoiding juvenility. The disadvantages of asexual propagation are that it increases disease and insect susceptibility, plants are bulky, and the mother plants could become contaminated. The goal of this experiment was to determine the development of adventitious roots and shoots, and observe these plants over a period of five weeks. Due to auxin being produced in the tip, tip cuttings should root faster than any other cuttings. Auxin is a plant hormone that is responsible for cell elongation and enlargement, root formation, and growth. There are two forms of auxins; phototropism, which is produced in the tip and moves downward on the side away from the light and gravitropism, which is where plant roots grow downward and plant shoots grow upward.(Plant Auxin 201...
This lesson is designed to review and reinforce a few important concepts about plants (e.g. Needs, parts, sequence of planting) and to also guide the students through applying a few scientific inquiry (e.g. Making observations, experimentation, discussion, reflection, reporting results etc.). The students have previously planted corn and bean seeds and today’s lesson has provided the students a chance to see the results of the planted corn and bean seeds. Additionally, seeds have been planted under and growing under the following conditions: without water, and without soil. The students see the results of these seeds planted under these conditions for the past week. Two plants in particular have already been grown their growth has been