Tomato molecular biology–special collection of papers for molecular horticulture

作     者：Graham B.Seymour Jocelyn K.C.Rose 

作者机构：School of BiosciencesDivision of Plant and Crop ScienceUniversity of NottinghamLoughboroughLeics LE125RDUK School of Integrative Plant ScienceCornell University331 Emerson HallIthacaNY 14853USA 

出 版 物：《Molecular Horticulture》 (分子园艺（英文）)

年 卷 期：2022年第2卷第1期

页      面：280-283页

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学科分类：09[农学] 0902[农学-园艺学] 090202[农学-蔬菜学] 

主　　题：culture orange globally 

摘      要：Tomato(Solanum lycopersicum)is the second most important vegetable crop globally,after potato,with about 100 million tons fresh fruit being grown on 3.7 million hectares(FAO 2021),and is of great importance in the human diet due to the large amount of fruit *** fruit are eaten both fresh and,equally importantly,as a processed product in puree,soups and canned *** provide an important dietary source of vitamins and minerals,such as K,Fe and Ca,and are known for the large number of health promoting secondary metabolites,including the carotenoid and flavonoid pigments that give the fruit a spectrum of yellow,red and orange colours.