A scientist has explained why robots still struggle to pick tomatoes. Labor shortages in agriculture are driving growing interest in robotic systems that can automate harvesting. Yet some crops remain ...
Tomatoes often top the list of plants people want to grow, but lately, more gardeners are stepping away from them.
Given the tomato's importance in global cuisine, large-scale and reliable production is essential, and one state is doing far ...
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Tomato vines can look calm from a distance. Up close, they feel like a crowded maze. Fruit hangs in clusters. Stems twist in ...
UC Santa Cruz researchers are evaluating the physiological traits and environmental conditions associated with successful dry-farmed tomato production to better equip West Coast farmers to adapt to a ...
John Kariuki Thiaka at his tomato farm in Karia, Kirinyaga central sub-county on. He quit his teaching job to concentrate on tomato farming and he is doing well. PHOTO: JOSEPH MUCHIRI/STANDARD THIKA: ...