Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most economically important vegetables
throughout the world. It is one of the best studied cultivated dicotyledonous plants, often …

Global climate change is one of the major constraints limiting plant growth, production, and
sustainability worldwide. Moreover, breeding efforts in the past years have focused on …

The swift rise of omics-approaches allows for investigating microbial diversity and plant-
microbe interactions across diverse ecological communities and spatio-temporal scales. The …

Wild crop relatives have been playing enormously important roles both in the depiction of
plant genomes and the genetic improvement of their cultivated counterparts. They have …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis develops in roots; extensive cellular reorganizations and
specific metabolic changes occur, which are mirrored by local and systemic changes in the …

Background High levels of ascorbic acid (AsA) in tomato fruits provide health benefits for
humans and also play an important role in several aspects of plant life. Although AsA …

Malate dehydrogenase, which facilitates the reversible conversion of malate to oxaloacetate,
is essential for energy balance, plant growth, and cold and salt tolerance. However, the …

The use of biopolymers as elicitors in controlling plant diseases is gaining momentum world-
wide due to their eco-friendly and non-toxic nature. In the present study, we have used an …

In this review, we examine the plant group Solanum sect. Lycopersicon–a clade of 13
species, including the domesticated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and its wild relatives …

Fruit quality is a major focus for most conventional and innovative tomato breeding
strategies, with particular attention being paid to fruit antioxidant compounds. Tomatoes …