Virtual Crops®:
Lycopersicon esculentum
TOMATO
-An Anatomy Atlas Please jump straight to the part of the tomato plant you would like to visit by clicking on the appropriate area of the image to the left;
Or, select an entry from the Table of Contents . . .
I. Introduction
1. The Tomato Plant
-----Ethnobotany
-----Horticulture
-----Evolution
-----Genetic Resources

II. Tomato Anatomy
1. Flowers&Fruit

2. Roots
-----Root Architecture
-----Root Tip Organization
-----Primary Growth
-----Secondary Growth
-----Cell Types

3. Stems
-----The Shoot Tip
-----Primary Stem Growth
-----Secondary Stem Growth
-----Branch and Leaf Patterns

4. Leaves
-----Leaf Anatomy
-----Leaf Development
-----Variations in leaf shape

III. Other
1. Fun Tomato Links
2. The Authors
3. Works Cited


Introduction | Flowers&Fruit | Roots | Stems | Leaves