Lycopene is a natural red tomato pigment whose presence in the diet is beneficial to human
health. It is believed to modify the course of chronic conditions, including neoplastic …

During recent decades, the food industry, consumers, and regulatory authorities have
developed a significant interest in functional foods because of their potential benefits for …

Regular consumption of tomatoes has been associated with decreased risk of chronic
degenerative diseases. Epidemiological findings confirm the observed health effects are …

In Southern Italy the paucity of water is a very important problem and due to the fundamental
importance of the water for the processing tomato, in this study the influence of irrigation on …

The main goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of different levels of irrigation water
and nitrogen on yield, quality, and water productivity of processing tomato grown in clay …

Dietary interventions are key nutritional strategies to prevent, improve, and prolong the
survival of cancer patients. Lycopene, one of the strongest natural antioxidants, and its …

As a highly conserved molecule evolutionarily, melatonin displays an exceptional multiplicity
of actions in plants. Our study objective was to analyze how long-term applications of …

The effects of various factors, including the extraction time, temperature, solvent/material
ratio, the ultrasonic intensity and duty cycle of ultrasonic irradiation on the extraction yield of …

Abstract Effects of brassinosteroids (BRs) on postharvest ripening of tomato fruit were
studied in this work. Mature green tomato fruit were harvested and treated with brassinolide …

Increased interest in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) production requires breeding to
create new cultivars with highly marketable values (eg, regarding quality, nutrition, and …