Search research articles

ABOUT JoVE

Overview Leadership Blog JoVE Help Center

AUTHORS

Publishing Process Editorial Board Scope & Policies Peer Review FAQ Submit

LIBRARIANS

Testimonials Subscriptions Access Resources Library Advisory Board FAQ

RESEARCH

JoVE Journal Methods Collections JoVE Encyclopedia of Experiments Archive

EDUCATION

JoVE Core JoVE Business JoVE Science Education JoVE Lab Manual Faculty Resource Center Faculty Site

Terms & Conditions of Use

Related Concept Videos

Transgenic Plants

Transgenic Plants

Recombinant DNA technology called transgenesis is often used to add a foreign gene or remove a detrimental gene from an organism. Such genetically modified organisms are called transgenic organisms.
The first-ever transgenic plant was a tobacco plant developed in 1983 that showed resistance against the tobacco mosaic virus. Since then, many transgenic plants have been developed and commercialized for improving the agricultural, ornamental, and horticultural value of a crop plant. Transgenic...

Plant Tissue Culture

Plant Tissue Culture

Plant tissue culture is widely used in both primary and applied science. Applications range from plant development studies to functional gene studies, crop improvement, commercial micropropagation, virus elimination, and conservation of rare species.

Responses to Gravity and Touch

Responses to Gravity and Touch

Gravitropism: Plant Responses to Gravity

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by

Same author

The genomic basis of adaptive leaf variation in the Galápagos giant daisies.

Nature communications·2026

Same author

Transcriptomic analyses reveal common heterophylly regulations in eight amphibious eudicots.

Plant & cell physiology·2026

Same author

Reduced <i>Akr1b7</i> signaling drives ovarian aging and reproductive dysfunction.

iScience·2026

Same author

Chloroplast differentiation in epidermal cells: an environmental response supporting submerged photosynthesis in Rorippa aquatica.

The New phytologist·2026

Same author

Cadmium stress alters heterophylly, anatomy, and photosynthetic activity of Hygrophila difformis.

Ecotoxicology and environmental safety·2025

Same author

CAP peptides artificially induce insect-gall-like growth in different plant species.

Plant & cell physiology·2025

Same journal

Identification of positive GATEWAY expression clones when both the pENTRY and pDEST vectors contain the same marker for bacterial selection.

CSH protocols·2012

Same journal

Imaging protein interactions by FRET microscopy: cell preparation for FRET analysis.

CSH protocols·2012

Same journal

Imaging protein interactions by FRET microscopy: labeling proteins with fluorescent dyes.

CSH protocols·2012

Same journal

Bradford assay.

CSH protocols·2012

Same journal

Detection of ubiquitylated proteins in mammalian cells.

CSH protocols·2012

Same journal

Imaging of organelle membrane systems and membrane traffic in living cells.

CSH protocols·2012

See all related articles

Search research articles

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jun 4, 2026

Tomato Root Transformation Followed by Inoculation with Ralstonia Solanacearum for Straightforward Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt Disease

Tomato Root Transformation Followed by Inoculation with Ralstonia Solanacearum for Straightforward Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt Disease

Published on: March 11, 2020

How to grow tomatoes.

Seisuke Kimura¹, Neelima Sinha

¹Department of Plant Biology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.

|March 2, 2011

Summary

This summary is machine-generated.

This protocol details tomato cultivation, covering seed germination, plant care, and seed harvesting. Learn optimal conditions for growing healthy tomato plants and obtaining viable seeds.

More Related Videos

High and Low Throughput Screens with Root-knot Nematodes Meloidogyne spp.

High and Low Throughput Screens with Root-knot Nematodes Meloidogyne spp.

Published on: March 12, 2012

High-Throughput Identification of Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato in Tomato using Seedling Flood Assay

High-Throughput Identification of Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato in Tomato using Seedling Flood Assay

Published on: March 10, 2020

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jun 4, 2026

Tomato Root Transformation Followed by Inoculation with Ralstonia Solanacearum for Straightforward Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt Disease

Tomato Root Transformation Followed by Inoculation with Ralstonia Solanacearum for Straightforward Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt Disease

Published on: March 11, 2020

High and Low Throughput Screens with Root-knot Nematodes Meloidogyne spp.

High and Low Throughput Screens with Root-knot Nematodes Meloidogyne spp.

Published on: March 12, 2012

High-Throughput Identification of Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato in Tomato using Seedling Flood Assay

High-Throughput Identification of Resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. Tomato in Tomato using Seedling Flood Assay

Published on: March 10, 2020

Area of Science:

Horticulture
Plant Science
Agriculture

Background:

Tomatoes are a globally significant crop, cultivated in diverse environments.
Successful tomato cultivation requires specific environmental parameters for optimal growth and yield.

Purpose of the Study:

To provide a comprehensive protocol for tomato cultivation.
To outline methods for seed germination, plant cultivation, and seed harvesting.

Main Methods:

Seed germination techniques for tomatoes.
Cultivation of adult tomato plants under controlled conditions.
Methods for harvesting viable tomato seeds from mature fruit.

Main Results:

Established optimal conditions for tomato growth, including soil pH (6.0-6.8), light, water, and temperature (18°C-24°C).
Detailed procedures for successful seed-to-seed production in tomatoes.

Conclusions:

This protocol offers a standardized method for growing tomatoes from seed to harvest.
It facilitates reproducible tomato cultivation for research or production purposes.