A variety of drought resistant tomato has been created by Italian scientists.The fruit has been crossbred so it can grow in a quarter of the water that is normally required, the Italian news agency Ansa reports.
The lead researcher said a large-scale trial of the plants had recently been carried out in the Mexican desert with "excellent" results.
"You can grow a kilo of tomatoes with 15 litres of water instead of 70 litres," Massimo Iannetta said.
The research was carried out by the Organisation for New Technology, Energy and the Environment (ENEA) in Italy.
Source: BBC
