CONTRIBUTORS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION: THE TOMATO CROP AND INDUSTRY; 2 GENETICS AND BREEDING; 3 DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESSES; 4 CROP GROWTH AND YIELD; 5 FRUIT RIPENING AND FRUIT QUALITY; 6 IRRIGATION AND FERTILIZATION; 7 CROP PROTECTION; 8 PRODUCTION IN THE OPEN FIELD; 9 GREENHOUSE TOMATO PRODUCTION; 10 POSTHARVEST BIOLOGY AND HANDLING; INDEX.
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Our understanding of tomatoes has increased and new areas have been developed, such as genetic modification and biological pest control. This book, as others in the Crop Protection Science in Horticulture series, describes the scientific principles underlying the biology and production of the crop.