Tomatoes come in a dazzling array of shapes, sizes, and colors, each with its own unique flavor profile. If you're new to gardening, choosing the right varieties can make all the difference. In this ...

An emerging group of farmers and growers in Chile, known as seed guardians, aim to protect the traditional crops of their ...

But have you ever wondered – how do tomatoes survive intense heat? Under the scorching sun, as the mercury rises, some tomato ...

Selection for bigger tomatoes has made the fruits less sweet, but now it has been shown that gene editing can make them sweeter without decreasing yields ...

Brown University biologists identified when tomatoes are most vulnerable to heat and how some varieties resist it.

The flavour depends largely upon the variety and how the fruit has been grown and ripened: some cheap imported tomatoes are grown under polytunnels, picked under-ripe, then artificially ripened ...

Tomatoes are easy to grow, both in the greenhouse and in the garden. They do well in pots and growing bags so are perfect for patios and balconies too. The Which? Gardening experts have trialled and ...

Genetically editing sugar-regulating genes increases tomato sweetness, without affecting yield or size. The findings break a ...

Growing tomatoes from seed is easy and there's a huge range of delicious varieties to choose from. Follow our easy care guide and sow during late February and March for a good summer crop.

Genome edited foods are not required to pass safety tests because any new varieties of crops are in essence developed in a similar form to genetic mutation that occurs in nature. The new tomato ...