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tomato (scientific name: Lycopersicon esculentum), namely tomato, is an annual or perennial herb of the genus Lycopersicon esculentum, Solanaceae and Lycopersicon [9], with a body height of .6-2 meters, sticky glandular hairs all over, strong smell, prone to lodging, pinnately compound leaves or pinnately parted inflorescences.
Morphological characteristics: Tomato is a panicum miliaceum of Solanaceae, with a plant height of .6 ~ 2 meters, all of which have mucinous glandular hairs and a strong smell. The stem is prone to lodging. The leaves are pinnately compound or pinnately parted, 1 ~ 4 cm long, with extremely irregular leaflets, ranging in size, usually 5 ~ 9, oval or oblong, 5 ~ 7 cm long, and irregular serrations or lobes at the edges. The peduncle of inflorescence is 2 ~ 5 cm long, usually 3 ~ 7 flowers; Pedicel 1 ~ 1.5 cm long; Calyx radial, lobes lanceolate, persistent when fruit; Corolla radial, about 2 cm in diameter, yellow. Berries are oblate or subglobose, fleshy and juicy, orange or bright red, smooth; The seeds are yellow. Flower and fruit period, summer and autumn.
growth habit: tomato is a kind of temperature-loving vegetable. Under normal conditions, the optimum temperature for assimilation is 2 ~ 25℃, and the optimum soil temperature for root growth is 2 ~ 22℃. Like light, the light saturation point is 7lx, and the suitable light intensity is 3～5lx. It is also a short-day plant, and tomatoes like water. Generally, the soil humidity is 6% ~ 8%, and the air humidity is 45% ~ 5%. Tomatoes are not strict with soil conditions, and grow well in fertile loam with deep soil layer, good drainage and rich organic matter. The optimum pH of soil is 6 ~ 7.
Variety classification: There are many varieties of tomatoes, and the main cultivated varieties are Maofen 82, Yukang No.4, Yukang No.5, Qinfen No.2, Xifen No.2, Xifen No.3, Ruby, Super Zaofeng, Zaokui, Qiangfeng, Taiwan Province Red, Zhongshu No.4 and so on. In the selection of varieties, it should be noted that early-maturing varieties should be selected when planting early in spring or late in autumn, and middle-late-maturing varieties should be selected for regular season cultivation. Cultivated tomato belongs to common tomato. There are five varieties: ① cultivated tomato, and most cultivated varieties belong to this variety; (2) cherry tomato, the fruit is spherical, the fruit diameter is about 2 cm, 2 rooms, red, orange or yellow; ③ Large-leaf tomato, with smooth leaf margin, resembling potato leaves; ④ Pear-shaped tomato with pear-shaped fruit, red or orange; ⑤ Erect tomatoes have erect stems and oblate fruits.
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edible: tomato fruit is rich in nutrition and has special flavor. Can be eaten raw, cooked, processed into tomato sauce, juice or whole fruit can. The edible parts of tomatoes are juicy berries. There are many varieties of it, which can be divided into round, oblate, oblong and pointed round according to the shape of the fruit; According to the color of the peel, there are red, pink, orange and yellow. Red tomatoes, with fiery red fruit, are generally slightly oblate and spherical, with small umbilicus, thick meat, sweet taste, refreshing juice and good flavor. They can be eaten raw or cooked, and can also be processed into tomato sauce and tomato juice. Pink tomato, pink fruit, nearly spherical, small navel, smooth fruit surface, moderate sweet and sour taste, good quality, yellow tomato, large orange fruit, spherical, thick pulp, sandy meat surface, light raw taste, suitable for cooked food.
medicinal use: tomatoes have the functions of promoting fluid production, quenching thirst, invigorating stomach, promoting digestion, clearing away heat and relieving summer-heat, tonifying kidney and diuresis, and can be used to treat diseases such as thirst caused by fever, loss of appetite and excessive summer-heat. It has obvious hemostatic, antihypertensive and cholesterol-lowering effect, and has special effect on treating hemophilia and furuncle. Eat more tomatoes to protect the heart. A study by American scientists shows that organic tomatoes grown with farmyard manure have the function of protecting the heart. The content of antioxidant flavonoids in organic tomatoes is twice that of ordinary tomatoes. Flavonoids have the functions of lowering blood pressure, reducing blood lipid and increasing coronary blood flow.