tomato
Let an agent explain the tomato as a plant and food, describe cultivars and cultivation, support growing and cooking, and describe nutrition, industry and history.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the tomato as a plant and food, describe cultivars and cultivation, support growing and cooking, and describe nutrition, industry and history.
The edible fruit of the plant Solanum lycopersicum, native to western South America and domesticated in Mesoamerica, botanically a berry and culinarily used as a vegetable, grown worldwide in thousands of cultivars from cherry to beefsteak types and regional varieties, eaten fresh, cooked and processed into sauces, pastes and juices; the tomato is one of the most important horticultural crops, cultivated in fields and greenhouses, and is rich in lycopene and vitamins.
What it is for: Edible fruit of Solanum lycopersicum.
It can be explain the plant and fruit; describe cultivars and cultivation; support growing and cooking; describe nutrition and history.
Distinguishing features
Nightshade family
Many cultivars
Fresh and processed uses
Global crop
What it looks like
Red, yellow or other coloured fleshy fruit on a vine-like plant.
How it is recognised
Fruit of Solanum lycopersicum
Berry used as a vegetable
Tomatillos and other nightshade fruits are different species
Related models
is a kind of - category
is a kind of - culinary category
is related to - a food often paired with tomato
is related to - crop protection
In practice
Families and kinds
cherry and grape tomatoes
beefsteak and slicing tomatoes
plum and paste tomatoes
heirloom and regional varieties
greenhouse and processing cultivars
Standards and regulation
Marketing and grading standards for fresh tomatoes
Plant variety protection
Pesticide residue limits
Failure modes and hazards
Plant diseases such as blight
Nightshade toxicity of leaves and green parts
Confusing culinary and botanical classification
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.tomato
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What tomatoes are.
Botany.
Plant
The plant and fruit.
Plant
Plant.
- What is the tomato plant, and why is its fruit a berry used as a vegetable? definition
- Which entry fits the nightshade family? action
Cultivars
Cultivars.
Cultivars
Cultivars.
- How do cherry, beefsteak, plum, heirloom and regional cultivars differ? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific cultivar? action
Grow Growing.
Practice.
Cultivate
Cultivation.
Cultivate
Cultivation.
- How are tomatoes grown in gardens, fields and greenhouses, including sowing, support and watering? action
- Which entry fits horticulture? action
Problems
Pests and diseases.
Problems
Problems.
- What pests and diseases affect tomatoes, and how are they managed? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific disease such as blight? action
Eat Food and nutrition.
Cooking.
Cook
Cooking and processing.
Cook
Cooking.
- How are tomatoes used fresh, cooked and processed into sauces, pastes and juices? action
- Which entry fits a specific dish? action
Nutrition
Nutrition.
Nutrition
Nutrition.
- What is the nutritional profile of tomatoes, and what does evidence say about lycopene? provenance
- Is the user asking about a personal dietary condition, which needs a professional? boundary
Learn History and industry.
Education.
History
History.
History
History.
- How did the tomato spread from the Americas to global cuisines? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Industry
Industry.
Industry
Industry.
- How is the tomato industry organised, from production to processing and trade? provenance
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should cultivar groups be separate entries?
- How should growing guides be linked?
- How should market data be linked?