Plants Profile for Solanum lycopersicum lycopersicum.
To the genus Solanum, group lycopersicum are presently ascribed other 12 species of wild tomatoes, some of them completely intercrossable with the tomato. History. It is thought that the cultivation of the tomato has developped in South America, between Peru and Ecuador. Rightly in these areas still now grow the wild species that are deemed having originated the cultivated tomato, in.
The tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is the edible, often red berry-type fruit of the nightshade plant, commonly known as a tomato plant. The tomato is consumed in diverse ways, including raw, as an ingredient in many dishes, sauces, salads, and drinks. The tomato belongs to the nightshade family, Solanaceae. The species originated in the South American Andes and its use as a food originated.
In 1753, Linnaeus placed the tomato in thegenus Solanum (alongside the potato) asSolanum lycopersicum. In 1768, Philip Millermoved it to its own genus, naming itLycopersicon esculentum. This name came into wide use, but was in breach of the plant.
Plant database entry for Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum 'Celebrity') with 33 images, 12 comments, and 52 data details.
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Effects of over-irrigation on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum Mill.) plant growth and physiology Antje Fiebig, Lancaster University By automatically scheduling irrigation according to soil moisture thresholds, this work aims to understand how over-irrigation (applying 50 % more than full water requirements) affect soil properties (volumetric water content, soil oxygen and temperature) and plant.
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