Study May Result in Higher Tomato Yields

By Vanessa Richins

If you have studied the plants in your garden, you may have noticed some differences in how flowers are borne on the stems.

Some flowers, like columbine and poppies, only have one flower (or, sometimes, a small cluster of flowers) per stem.

However, if you look at plants like the tomato, there are multiple branches with flower clusters on each stem.

What determines the flower growth of a plant?

In the latest issue of the science journal PLoS Biology, Dr. Zachary Lippman describes their findings. His team was able to Read the rest of this entry »