A dash of salt grows healthier tomatoes

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Watering tomato plants with diluted seawater boosts levels of antioxidants scientists report. Credit: Courtesy of public-domain-photos.com
Watering tomato plants with diluted seawater boosts levels of antioxidants, scientists report. Credit: Courtesy of public-domain-photos.com

Watering tomatoes with diluted seawater can boost their content of disease-fighting antioxidants and may lead to healthier salads, appetizers, and other tomato-based foods, scientists in Italy report. Their study is scheduled for the May 14 issue of ACS’ Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.


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