Question

Botanical name of tomato is:

• A. Allium cepa
• B. Solanum tuberosum
• C. Saccharum officinarum
• D. Lycopersicon esculentum

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Lycopersicon esculentum

The correct option is D.

Explanation of the correct option:

1. Lycopersicon is a flowering plant genus in the Solanaceae family.
2. The tomato is a red fruit/berry that is edible.
3. The well-liked and dependable indeterminate tomato variety Lycopersicon esculentum, "Gardener's Delight" produces tasty cherries-sized fruits.
4. It can be grown either indoors or outside in moist yet well-drained soil.

Explanation of the incorrect options:

Option A:

The onion (Allium cepa), often known as the bulb onion or common onion, is the most frequently farmed species of the genus Allium and is used as a vegetable.

Option B:

1. The potato is a starchy, tuberous crop derived from Solanum tuberosum, perennial nightshade.
2. The term "potato" can refer to either the plant or the edible tuber, which is more widely used.

Option C:

1. Sugarcane is Saccharum officinarum.
2. It is a huge, strong-growing grass species in the Saccharum genus.
3. It originated in Southeast Asia and is currently grown for sugar and other goods in tropical and subtropical nations around the world.

Final answer: Lycopersicon esculentum is the scientific name for tomato.