TOMATOES: Cultivation, Varieties & Nutrition (Food Science and Technology)

Tomato industries and researchers have advanced tremendously in recent years, however, because of the rapid progress, tomato specialists are sometimes ignorant of fields outside of his/her specialty. Some molecular biologists have little knowledge of climate control in a greenhouse, and some plant physiologists don't know much about how lycopene of tomatoes influences the human body. This book consists of recent topics written by tomato experts in a wide range of fields. The book describes the physiology of tomatoes, such as yield components and photosynthate translocation, cultivation techniques such as sensing and control in a greenhouse and in tomato diseases; effects of cultivation methods on the end-product, and conditions of the international trade of tomatoes. Also discussed is the nutritional contents of tomato fruits, especially antioxidants such as lycopene; the effects of ripening and processing on these contents, and on human health.