American scientists find a way to develop flavorful tomato
date:Oct 29, 2013
USDA Agriculture Research Service (ARS) scientists have identified a way for breeders to develop tastier, garden-fresh tomatoes that consumers crave, according to a study published in Plant Genetic Resources: Characterization and Utilization.

In the U.S. alone, the tomato is a $2 billion market, which annually harvests more than 15 million tons of the fruit for processing and fresh-market sales.

Joanne Labate, an ARS molecular biologist and Larry Robertson, curator of the ARS Plant Genetic Res
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