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Fruit development

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The Tomato Crop

Part of the book series: The Tomato Crop ((WOCS))

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The fruit yield of a tomato plant is determined by both the number and weight of individual fruits. Therefore, high yields of tomatoes depend upon proper fruit set and development. However, the market value of the fruits is also determined by both the fruit quality (e.g. size, shape, firmness, colour, taste and solids content) and the market demand, which varies with season, particularly for fresh market tomatoes. In practice, by manipulating the processes involved in fruit development from pollination to maturity both the quantity and quality of fruit yield have been improved. While fruit quality has been improved by plant breeding, fruit quantity has been increased particularly in glasshouses by controlling the growing environment to optimize the growth processes. Success in growing early tomato crops in northern Europe by additional heating and CO2 enrichment in the glasshouse is a direct result of our understanding of physiological processes in the tomato. On the other hand, further improvement of fruit quality by plant breeding can also benefit from the identification of the limiting steps during fruit growth. For instance, breeding for both improved yield and quality has proven difficult, because of the inverse relationship between fruit solids content and yield. Thus, any further attempts to make progress in this area will require more information on fruit development.

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