A field experiment was carried out in the Research and Production Station, National Research Center, El-Nobaria during the season, 2009 to evaluate the effect of cobalt and different sources of phosphorus fertilizers on the growth, yield quantity and quality of tomato. Treatments can be arranged in descending order as follows: Mono super phosphate (MSP) > Triple super phosphate (TSP) > Rock pho...

Peroxyacetic acid mixture Perosan, composed of peroxyacetic acid, hydrogen peroxide and acetic acid, was evaluated for eco-friendly management of tomato bacterial wilt by Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum. Perosan drastically suppressed in vitro growth of R. pseudosolanacearum in liquid cultures in dose- and incubation time-dependent manners. Higher perosan doses (0.1 and 1%) caused lowered pH and p...

Bemisia tabaci, the whitefly vector of Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), seriously reduces tomato production and quality. Here, we report the first evidence that infection by TYLCV alters the host preferences of invasive B. tabaci B (Middle East-Minor Asia 1) and Q (Mediterranean genetic group), in which TYLCV-free B. tabaci Q preferred to settle on TYLCV-infected tomato plants over health...

The aim of the study was to estimate dietary intake of lycopene by the group of 100 women, from Central Poland, in different age <30 years, 30-50 years, >50 years (mean age 49 +/- 16 years) and main sources of lycopene. The study was carried out in the year 2006 (June-July) with the use of 4-day dietary food records. The lowest intake of lycopene was noted in the youngest group--4.17 mg/person/...

This project focuses on detecting a tomato in a kitchen environment and grabbing it from the table. The ROS framework is used for the implementation of this project. Three detection algorithms are discussed to best detect the tomato. Also a localization algorithm is defined to determine the location of the tomato. The ROS library MoveIt is used for its inverse kinematics to grab the tomato from...

The present investigation entitled, “Preparation of fresh and processed tomato salsa with herbs and to study its storage stability” was conducted with the objectives to standardize the formulation of tomato salsa, to compare sensory quality of fresh and processed tomato salsa and to study the nutritive characteristics of fresh and processed tomato salsa. Raw materials used in preparation of tom...

Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) was detected in tomato crop (Lycopersicon esculentum) in Egypt with characteristic mosaic leaf deformation, stunting, and bushy growth symptoms. TBSV infection was confirmed serologically by ELISA and calculated incidence was 25.5%. Basic physicochemical properties of a purified TBSV Egh isolate were identical to known properties of tombusviruses of isometric 30-...

The accumulation of Tomato bushy stunt virus (TBSV) defective interfering RNAs (DIs) has been observed in several species of plants, but the involvement of host-specific processes and the functional role of DIs are still poorly understood. In this study, the accumulation of DIs was compared after several passages of TBSV through Nicotiana benthamiana and pepper (Capsicum annuum). As anticipated...