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UTEP Researcher Helps Develop Low-Cost Spray to Grow Tomatoes in Salty Soils

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Sharifan, Hamidreza
College: Science
Department: Chemistry and Biochemistry
UTEP Researcher Helps Develop Low-Cost Spray to Grow Tomatoes in Salty Soils
Date: July 27, 2026



EL PASO, Texas (July 27, 2026) — A simple, low-dose leaf spray could give farmers a practical new tool to keep growing tomatoes on land that salt has rendered increasingly unproductive, according to a study led by a researcher at The University of Texas at El Paso.


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