A second at domesticating the tomato

domesticate

tame,control, housetrain

cultivate

nurture, farm, grow

nutritious

healthy, healthful, nourishing

approach

method, technique, tactic

rely on

depend on, count on, bank on

revolutionary

groundbreaking, innovative, progressive

genome

all the genes in one type of living thing → DNA

deliberately

consciously thoughtfully, purposely

cell

the smallest part of a living thing that can exist independently

genetic

relating to genes or genetics

material

substance, item, object

alter

modify, change, adjust

appealing

attractive, tempting, alluring

fast-track

happening or making progress more quickly than is usual

domestication

housetraining, taming

resistant

resilient, tolerant, unaffected

rust

a plant disease that causes reddish-brown spots

fungus

mushroom, mold

devastate

destroy, damage, harm

edible

something that is edible can be eaten

transform

change, alter, convert

mimic

imitate, impersonate, take off

maize

corn

sorghum

a type of grain that is grown in tropical areas

course

the often gradual development of something

native to

refer to plants and animals that grow naturally in a place

breed

raise, farm, produce

desirable

wanted, looked-for, worthy

trait

characteristic, feature, mannerism

population

all the people or animals of a particular type who live in one place

diversity

variety, assortment, mixture

desirable

wanted, needed, attractive

strain

an animal or plant from a particular group whose characteristics are different from others

biologist

natural scientist, environmentalist, ecologist

work out

solve, figure out, understand

occur

happen, take place, arise

reintroduce

reestablish, reinstate, bring back

from scratch

if you start something from scratch, you begin it without using anything that existed or was prepared before

maintain

keep up, sustain, continue

enhance

improve, develop, advance

triple

to make something increase three times in size

truss

the stem that carries the flowers, which turn into tomatoes

historical

ancient, antique, old

pigment

color, coloring, tone

potential

possible, ability, probable

manage to

to succeed in doing or dealing with something, especially something difficult

boost

enhance, increase, improve

lycopene

a red carotenoid pigment present in tomatoes and many berries and fruits.

cultivate

nurture, farm, grow

strong

great, intense, extreme

aromatic

fragrant, sweet-smelling, perfumed

bacterial

very small living things, some of which cause illness or disease

devastate

destroy, demolish, ruin

yield

harvest, crop

tolerant

to continue existing despite bad or difficult conditions

limited

incomplete, partial, restricted

extent

degree, level , amount

sprawling

extensive, expansive, spreading

ripe

full-grown, mature

compact

dense, solid, compressed

commercial

profitable, money making, viable

licence

permission, authority, right

regulatory

relating to the activity of checking whether a business is working according to official rules or laws

approval

official permission

obscure

unknown, unseen, strange

staple

a basic food

have sb’s eye on

to have seen something that you want and intend to get

be catapulted into something

to suddenly experience a particular state, such as being famous

mainstream

a common thing

drought

a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live

thrive

flourish, prosper, succeed

reveal

disclose, expose, uncover