Increased soil salinity can reduce damage from prominent tomato pests such as the tomato fruitworm, according to researchers ...

That led the researchers on this new effort to test whether the chemical element might help tomatoes fight off pinworms. They added different amounts of silicon to soil samples used to grow tomato ...

Tomato plants on four continents are currently under attack from the South American tomato pinworm (Tuta absoluta), which destroys billions of dollars of crops each year. The impact can be ...

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