Technoguide for Tomato Production

Sunday, February 5th, 2012

OVERVIEW Tomato, scientifically  known  as  Lycopersicum  esculentum  Miller  is  an important and popular vegetable grown in many parts of the world. The fruit is used as an ingredient in many food preparations and is regarded as one of the most  profitable  crops  for  off-season   production,  preferably  from  May  to September. This technoguide covers the cultural [...]

Scientists develop a practical way of storing fresh tomato

Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Tomatoes can be kept field-fresh for three weeks without using cold storage, according to the researchers from the Laguna-based Philippine Horticulture Training and Research Center (PHTRC). One economical alternative is to use the Evaporative Cooling and Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) Technology which prolongs the storage life of fresh tomatoes under ordinary condition using locally available [...]