Cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is susceptible to abiotic stresses, including drought and chilling stress, while its wild relative (Solanum habrochaites) exhibits tolerance to many abiotic stresses. Chilling roots to 6°C induces rapid-onset water stress by impeding water movement from roots to shoots. Wild S. habrochaites responds to root chilling by closing stomata and maintaining ...

Tomato, the edible berry of plant tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is currently one most widely used crops worldwide. Tomatoes are considered to be popular vegetables, although, from a botanical point view, it fruit. It rich source numerous important bioactive substances that have positive effect on human health. Antioxidant compounds tomatoes, with their protective properties, significant ox...