John Kiruthi is the founder of agricultural information portal Farmers Trend. However, he also indulges himself in farming, whereby he grows tree tomato and also sells tree tomato seedlings. “I mainly ...

Biologists are collaborating in the characterization of genetic resource of the tree tomato to enhance its cultivation and commercialization in Andean and Mediterranean countries. A researcher at the ...

SANTA FE SPRINGS – Ray Stanton went out to his back yard in August to see if any apples were growing on his tree. What he found was another fruit. It was red and round in shape, but not the apples ...

p { margin-bottom: 0.1in; line-height: 120%; } Suleiman Njeru started with tomato farming in 2010 but the crop did not yield much and he incurred huge losses due to the harsh humid climate.A friend ...

A new family tree of the plant genus Solanum helps explain the striking diversity of their fruit color and size. This genus includes tomatoes, potatoes, eggplants, and other economically important ...

Q. I have seen ads for a tomato tree that grows to 8 feet in three months and produces 2-pound tomatoes. Will this plant grow in our area? –Diane Stevens, Chicago A. Cyphomandra betacea is a ...

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Fruits of Solanum plants, a group in the nightshade family, are incredibly diverse, ranging from sizable red tomatoes and purple eggplants to the poisonous green berries on ...

Amy Y. Conry Davis is a writer who specializes in green living, sustainability, and travel. She holds a B.A. in English from the University of San Diego. Let's settle this debate once and for all: the ...