The study used transcriptomic profiling to compare tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) responses to three evolutionarily distant pathogens—nematodes, aphids, and oomycetes—during compatible interactions, identifying differentially expressed genes and key host hubs. Integrating public datasets and performing co‑expression and GO enrichment analyses, the authors mapped shared dysregulation clusters and employed Arabidopsis interactome data to place tomato candidates within broader networks, highlighting potential targets for multi‑pathogen resistance.

The study assessed three savory essential oil–based formulations for controlling early blight caused by Alternaria solani in tomato, finding that formulation CC2020 most effectively reduced disease severity in both in vitro and greenhouse trials. CC2020 also helped maintain tomato fruit vitamin C levels and lowered fungal melanin production, indicating dual benefits for disease suppression and fruit quality.

The authors used a bottom‑up thermodynamic modelling framework to investigate how plants decode calcium signals, starting from Ca2+ binding to EF‑hand proteins and extending to higher‑order decoding modules. They identified six universal Ca2+-decoding modules that can explain variations in calcium sensitivity among kinases and provide a theoretical basis for interpreting calcium signal amplitude and frequency in plant cells.

The researchers created tomato lines overexpressing the autophagy gene SlATG8f and evaluated their performance under high-temperature stress. qRT‑PCR and physiological measurements revealed that SlATG8f overexpression enhances expression of autophagy‑related and heat‑shock protein genes, accelerates fruit ripening, and improves fruit quality under heat stress.

The study compares conventional vertical (I‑shaped) and novel horizontal (S‑shaped) cultivation methods for hydroponically grown mini‑tomatoes in a five‑tier plant factory with white LED lighting. The S‑shaped system provided more uniform light distribution, leading to consistent photosynthetic rates, earlier fruit maturation, and higher sugar and lycopene contents, while maintaining similar total yields to the I‑shaped method.

The study used genome‑wide bioinformatics to uncover phased secondary small interfering RNA (phasiRNA) regulatory modules active during tomato fruit ripening, linking them to traits such as color, firmness, brightness, and nutritional content. These findings lay groundwork for exploiting phasiRNAs in molecular breeding to improve tomato fruit quality.

The study compared tomato genotypes under supplemental far‑red light (W+FR) and identified the Solanum pennellii introgression line IL2-2 as shade‑tolerant, displaying reduced seedling elongation and altered auxin‑gene expression relative to the parental M82 line. While W+FR enhanced fruit quality (°Brix, ascorbic acid, carotenoids) in M82, IL2-2 maintained stable quality and showed higher fruit yield under high‑density planting, suggesting its utility for dense or intercropped agricultural systems.