In an article published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers at the University of São Paulo's Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ-USP) in Brazil describe for the first time how strigolactones, plant hormones discovered several decades ago, control flowering and fruiting in the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). The findings of their study point to a new opportunity for management of fruiting time and could have a significant impact on total yields for this crop.
  • @brillotti
    6•3 months ago

    But what happens when humans ingest said hormone by eating these tomatoes?

  • @urandomAfrikaans
    5•3 months ago

    Would it make it even more tasteless

  • @ziltoid101
    3•3 months ago

    (Nerd warning) So awesome to see strigolactones on lemmy. Any other strigolactone researchers out there? I mostly work on the receptor protein D14.

  • @[email protected]English
    2•3 months ago

    I’ll be honest, I really don’t need to increase the yield of my cherry tomato plants lol

    • @[email protected]
      2•3 months ago

      I’ll say! And they spread so virulently, too. Next thing you know, you’re selling dried cherry tomatoes on the local farmer’s market.