News tagged with tomatoes
Late-blight fungus ruining crops in 13 states
A fungus that caused the infamous 1840s Irish potato famine has hit this summer's commercial and homegrown tomato crop in 13 states, putting farmers and agricultural experts on edge.
Jul 27, 2009 |
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Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard
(AP) -- Tomato plants have been removed from stores in half a dozen states as a destructive and infectious plant disease makes its earliest and most widespread appearance ever in the eastern United States.
Jul 03, 2009 |
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Study finds DNA barcoding requires caution without closer examination
The goal of DNA barcoding is to find a simple, cheap, and rapid DNA assay that can be converted to a readily accessible technical skill that bypasses the need to rely on highly trained taxonomic specialists for identifications ...
Jun 25, 2009 |
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New discoveries upend traditional thinking about how plants make certain compounds
Michigan State University plant scientists have identified two new genes and two new enzymes in tomato plants; those findings led them to discover that the plants were making monoterpenes, compounds that help give tomato ...
May 26, 2009 |
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New and improved tomato analyzer
Tomatoes come in a variety of sizes and shapes, making them the perfect subject to test shape-analyzing software. The Tomato Analyzer is "rapidly becoming the standard for fruit morphological characterizations," ...
May 04, 2009 |
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Humans don’t get all the benefit from raw tomatoes
Eating a raw tomato may not be the best way to release all its healthy antioxidants into the body.
Apr 23, 2009 |
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I, robot -- and gardener: MIT droids tend plants
(AP) -- These gardeners would have green thumbs - if they had thumbs.
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Robotic gardening: MIT course creates robot-tending tomatoes
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the middle of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) sits a platform of fake grass with tomato plants nestled in terra cotta pots, growing under the light of an ...
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Color test enhances tomato analyzer software
When it comes to fresh vegetables and fruits, color is one of the best indicators of quality. Along with texture, size, and flavor, color plays an important role in the business of horticultural crop production and marketing.
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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Methyl bromide alternatives indicated for North Carolina tomato production
Methyl bromide (MeBr) is a highly effective broad-spectrum fumigant used extensively in U.S. agriculture to control a wide variety of pests. Under the Montreal protocol of 1991, however, MeBr was defined as one of the chemicals ...
Feb 03, 2009 |
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Study: Public Perceptions and the Salmonella Outbreak of 2008
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the Rutgers Food Policy Institute (FPI) have investigated public perceptions of the 2008 Salmonella Saintpaul outbreak, the largest foodborne illness outbreak in the United ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 29, 2009 |
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