As discussed by Taylor (1986), tomato is a type of plant from the family of Solanaceae. There are many tomato species around the world. The tomato is not easy to plant in Malaysia and it is also very important as a food for the citizen. This tomato plant is easy to cultivate in area which is in moderate temperature and firstly came from the place which is in dry west coast of tropical South America (Cooper, 1972). According to Picken, Stewart, and Klapwijk (1986), there are several techniques for growing tomato plant which is first plant the tomato into the ground or plant in the medium planting grow in the planting house. Nowadays, tomato has being very important vegetable around the world. The success of the tomato plant is based on the unique on this plant itself and tomato can be categories on two parts which are tomato market and canning tomato. Recently, tomato crop involves in economical activity such as import and export due to the higher demand for fresh tomato and canning tomato (Wener, n.d.). We can determine variety of tomato based on its size and shape. At Malaysia, the cherry tomato is very popular among the citizen because it has good aroma, and also has unique shape. Nutrient such as nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and magnesium is very important for the success of tomato plant growth and development. In addition, the height, leaf area and growth of flower must have good connection with the how good the techniques of the fertilization and the amount of the nitrogen nutrient (Adams, 1986). After that, in the sand condition, when the concentration level of potassium increased, it will give a good result for the growth and development of tomato plant besides it flowering development (Adams, 1986). If the qua...
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The germinating seeds consumed almost no oxygen throughout the experiment in the 10-degree C water bath. I think that this is because when an organism cools down, all of its cellular functions slow down.
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It scattered on the hard footpaths where it had no chance to take root, on the thin soil above the limestone rock, in the soil with the thorny roots, and some in the rich soil, which was free from such. The birds ate the seeds that lie exposed on the hard footpaths. (B, 285; C, 74; D, 672; H, 165) " Here the soil had different capacities, but each yielded a good harvest according to its ability." (Hobbs, 165) "
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In the beginning of genetically modified foods, tomatoes were the first crop to be genetically engineered and grown for commercial use; tobacco had been produced over a decade earlier. . “Food that is genetically modified means that the original DNA structure has been changed. DNA is the blueprint of each living thing. By altering the DNA, the qualities of the characteristics of the living thing, plants in this case, can be changed.” (Windley M.D., 2008)The GM tomato crops were created to be resistant to the usual rotting and decay of a typical, conventional tomato that was being grown by farmers
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Onion is used throughout the year in the form of salad or condiment or for cooking with other vegetables. Onion has several medicinal uses; its use in the case of sun strokes is known worldwide (Rai N, Yadav D. S, 2005). Pests and diseases continue to impact on the productivity of crops and quality of crop products worldwide despite many years of research and development on improved methods for their control. It has been estimated that an average of 0.20–0.30% of crop yield is lost annually from the field (Oerke E. C,