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A plant of the tropics, it is also widely cultivated in the subtropics and temperate zone (where it is often grown under protection). In the tropics it can be grown at elevations from sea level up to 2,000 metres, but generally fruits better above 1,000 metres[418 ]. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 27°c, but can tolerate 7 - 35°c[418 ]. It prefers a diurnal temperature variation of at least 5 - 6°c[300 ]. The plant cannot tolerate frosts[K ]. It prefers a mean annual rainfall in the range 600 - 1,300mm, but tolerates 400 - 1,800mm[418 ]. High rainfall and high relative humidity adversely affect growth[300 ]. Requires a fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil in a warm sunny position[300 ]. Slightly acid conditions, with a pH in the range 5.8 - 6.8, are preferred, though the plant can tolerate 5 - 7.5[300 , 418 ]. Yields of ripe fruit from upright forms of the plant can commence 2 - 3 months after sowing the seed; other forms might take 4 - 5 months[300 , 418 ]. Yields of 15 tonnes per hectare can be obtained[300 ]. Yields are mainly between 20 - 40 tonnes per hectare, but yields up to 150 tonnes have been recorded[418 ]. There are many named varieties and over the considerable period of cultivation by humans two distinct types have emerged[183 ]. These are:- L. Esculentum cerasiforme (Dunal.)A.Gray. This is the cherry tomato. Closer to the original species, it produces a large crop of small fruits with a delicious sweetness. L. Esculentum esculentum. This is the more commonly grown tomato with much larger fruits. There are a very large number of cultivars with a wide variety of colours and fruit shapes and sizes. This species hybridizes with the currant tomato (S. Pimpinellifolium), but does not hybridize with the wild tomato (S. Peruvianum)[114 ]. References Carbon Farming Information and Carbon Sequestration Information Temperature Converter Type a value in the Celsius field to convert the value to Fahrenheit: Celsius Fahrenheit: The PFAF Bookshop Plants For A Future have a number of books available in paperback and digital form. Book titles include Edible Plants , Edible Perennials , Edible Trees , Edible Shrubs , Woodland Gardening , and Temperate Food Forest Plants . Our new book is Food Forest Plants For Hotter Conditions (Tropical and Sub-Tropical) . Shop Now

Edible Parts: Fruit Oil Seed Edible Uses: Drink Oil Fruit - raw or cooked[1 , 2 , 3 , 37 ]. It can be used as a savoury vegetable or flavouring in cooked foods, or can be eaten out of hand as a dessert fruit. It is much used in salads and as a flavouring in soups and other cooked foods[183 ]. A juice made from the fruit is often sold in health food shops[183 ]. The fruit can also be dried and ground into a powder that can be used as a flavouring and thickening agent in soups, breads, pancakes etc[183 ]. An edible oil is obtained from the seed[46 , 61 , 171 ]. Suitable for culinary purposes[183 ]. It can be used raw in salads, or used to make margarine[418 ]. The seed is small and it would be very fiddly to utilize. It is only viable to use the seed as a source of oil if large quantities of the plants are being grown for their fruits and the seed is not wanted. References More on Edible Uses

Seed - sow in containers or in a seedbed. Germination is usually quick and good. Plant out into permanent positions when about 8 - 10cm tall[300 ]. Seed can also be sown in situ. The seedcoat may carry tomato mosaic virus. However, by sowing the seed 15mm deep the seedcoat will remain below the soil surface when the seed germinates and the disease will be inactivated[124 ].