Similarly, the research scientist is often unaware of the problems of commercial crop production and the possible relevance of his work to the crop. This book is an attempt to rectify that situation.

However, a few aspects have been discussed in more than one chapter. For example, seed production is treated in chapters 1, 4 and 8; molecular biology/genetic engineering in chapters 3 and 22 and heterosis in chapters 8 and 16.

This book covers interesting research topics including tomato plant nutrition, production and chemical composition, tomato plant protection, and sustainable tomato processing technologies.

While tomatoes continue to be one of the most widely grown plants, the production and distribution of tomato fruits have been changing worldwide.

Defense genes in tomato / Christian Danve M. Castroverde, Ross N. Nazar and Jane Robb -- Root-knot nematodes in tomato / Soledad Verdejo-Lucas and Laura Cortada -- Recent advances in tomato integrated pest management (IPM) in the tropics ...

The results of the three series of experiments suggest that variation in floral traits plays an integral role in the foraging decisions made by pollinators.