Beltsville, MD - A new study by the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has demonstrated a significant improvement in biomass and yield in ...

Reviewed by David McKinney Biting into summer's first sun-ripened tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the season's sweetest milestones. While grocery stores and farmers markets sell plenty of ...

Like cucumbers, tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) are a salad and pickling staple. They're also a beginner-friendly vegetable that anyone can grow in warm, sunny, conditions. You should start these ...

Spring gardens can be a lot of fun and one of the ways to get a jumpstart on our gardens, but pay close attention to the ...

Rumored to have killed the Roman emperor Augustus, nightshade's berries are notoriously deadly. Tomatoes belong to the same plant family, Solanaceae, and produce toxic steroidal glycoalkaloids too.

Consumers often regard heirloom fruit varieties grown in the garden as more flavorful than commercial varieties purchased at the grocery store. While plant breeders have historically focused on ...