Gary Becker's \Rotten Kid Theorem" asserts that if all family members receive gifts of money income from a benevolent household member, then even if the household head does not precommit to an incentive plan for family members, it will be in the interest of sel sh family members to maximize total family income. We show by examples that the Rotten Kid theorem is not true without assuming transfe...

Chemometrics was employed to develop models that utilize infrared spectral measurements to estimate the concentrations of key analytes in tomatoes that determine quality. Models constructed using the handheld Agilent 4200 FlexScan FTIR spectrometer gave results comparable to those obtained using a benchtop spectrometer. The 4200 FlexScan spectrometer thus provides the ability to accurately asse...

The potential for lead (Pb) and arsenic (As) transfer into vegetables was studied on old orchard land contaminated by lead arsenate pesticides. Root (carrot), leafy (lettuce), and vegetable fruits (green bean, tomato) were grown on seven "miniplots" with soil concentrations ranging from near background to ≈ 800 and ≈ 200 mg kg-1 of total Pb and As, respectively. Each miniplot was divided into s...

A severe root rot of tomato caused by Meloidogyne incognita and Rhizoctonia solani was associated with nutrient mobilization into gall tissue and root exudation. Root decay did not develop when root exudates were continuously removed by leaching. When leachates were collected from M. incognita-infected and control roots and applied to roots of tomatoes inoculated with R. solani alone, roots rec...

Background In the early 20 century, processing tomatoes were mainly produced in the eastern U.S. with the leading states being New Jersey, Maryland and Indiana. At that time, the shipping costs from these states to the major markets in the East and Midwest were considerably lower than those for tomatoes produced in California . Despite this disadvantage, production was considerably expanded in ...

Tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) are the most cultivated and consumed vegetable species in world deserve special attention due to their nutritional functional value. The aim of this study was assess value organically grown tomatoes greenhouses, at different maturity phases. Five hybrids were studied: Antalya F1, Cemile Lorely Tiger F1 Sacher F1. observed parameters each harvest phase were: Co...