The quality of horticultural products is the result of the interaction of different factors,
including grower's crop management ability, genotype, and environment. Sub-optimal …

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), which is used for both processing and fresh markets, is a
major crop species that is the top ranked vegetable produced over the world. Tomato is also …

Agriculture is the largest consumer of scarce water resources and irrigation serves as the
sole source of water for greenhouse tomato production. It is an urgent task to seek an …

The world's five Mediterranean-climate regions (MCRs) share unique climatic regimes of
mild, wet winters and warm and dry summers. Agriculture in these regions is threatened by …

Tomato quality is a multi-faceted trait, involving many processes at the plant and fruit level,
which depend on interactions between cultural practices, genetic and environmental factors …

Considering the challenges faced by current agricultural industry, such as less cultivable
land, lack of soil nutrient value, limited water resources, low yield and fruit quality …

Improving crop productivity in drought-stressed and salt-affected regions is the key to
promoting sustainable agriculture. Silicon is considered to improve the stress tolerance of …

Water deficit (WD) is expected to increase in intensity, frequency and duration in many parts
of the world as a consequence of global change, with potential negative effects on plant gas …

Tomato is one of the most widely grown vegetables in the world because of special nutritive
value of its fruit. Regulated deficit irrigation (RDI) is widely applied in tomato production due …

In nature, plants are often exposed to a multitude of environmental constraints that severely
limit crop productivity. Water deficit is one of the factors that most affects agricultural …