2.4 Pollination 2.5 Hydroponic and greenhouse cultivation 2.6 Picking and ripening 2.7 Genetic modification 3 Consumption

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Binomial name
Solanum lycopersicum
L.
2 Cultivation
2.1 Varieties
2.2 Diseases and pests
2.3 Companion plants
2.4 Pollination
2.5 Hydroponic and greenhouse cultivation
2.6 Picking and ripening
2.7 Genetic modification
3 Consumption
3.1 Nutrition
3.2 Potential health benefits
3.3 Storage
3.4 Safety
3.4.1 Plant toxicity
3.4.2 Salmonella
4 Botanical description
5 Botanical classification
6 Wild species
7 Genome sequencing
8 Breeding
9 Fruit or vegetable?
10 Names
10.1 Pronunciation
11 Tomato records
12 Cultural impact
13 See also
14 References
15 Further reading
16 External links
History

The wild ancestors of the tomato originated in the Peruvian Ecuadorian Andes.[4]
Mesoamerica