Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening
Controlling the rate of softening to extend shelf life was a key target for researchers engineering genetically modified (GM) tomatoes in the 1990s, but only modest improvements were achieved. Hybrids grown nowadays contain 'non-ripening mutations' that slow ripening and improve shelf life...
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| author | Uluisik, Selman Chapman, Natalie H Smith, Rebecca A. Poole, Mervin Adams, Gary Gillis, Richard B Besong, Tabot M D Sheldon, Judith Stiegelmeyer, Suzy M. Perez, Laura Samsulrizal, Nurul Hidayah Wang, Duoduo Fisk, Ian D Yang, Ni Baxter, Charles J. Rickett, Daniel Fray, Rupert Blanco-Ulate, Barbara Powell, Ann L T Harding, Stephen E Craigon, Jim Rose, Jocelyn K C Fich, Eric A Sun, Li Domozych, David S Fraser, Paul D Tucker, Gregory A Grierson, Don Seymour, Graham B |
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| description | Controlling the rate of softening to extend shelf life was a key target for researchers engineering genetically modified (GM) tomatoes in the 1990s, but only modest improvements were achieved. Hybrids grown nowadays contain 'non-ripening mutations' that slow ripening and improve shelf life, but adversely affect flavor and color. We report substantial, targeted control of tomato softening, without affecting other aspects of ripening, by silencing a gene encoding a pectate lyase. |
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| spelling | iium-598672017-12-08T11:45:24Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/59867/ Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening Uluisik, Selman Chapman, Natalie H Smith, Rebecca A. Poole, Mervin Adams, Gary Gillis, Richard B Besong, Tabot M D Sheldon, Judith Stiegelmeyer, Suzy M. Perez, Laura Samsulrizal, Nurul Hidayah Wang, Duoduo Fisk, Ian D Yang, Ni Baxter, Charles J. Rickett, Daniel Fray, Rupert Blanco-Ulate, Barbara Powell, Ann L T Harding, Stephen E Craigon, Jim Rose, Jocelyn K C Fich, Eric A Sun, Li Domozych, David S Fraser, Paul D Tucker, Gregory A Grierson, Don Seymour, Graham B Q Science (General) Controlling the rate of softening to extend shelf life was a key target for researchers engineering genetically modified (GM) tomatoes in the 1990s, but only modest improvements were achieved. Hybrids grown nowadays contain 'non-ripening mutations' that slow ripening and improve shelf life, but adversely affect flavor and color. We report substantial, targeted control of tomato softening, without affecting other aspects of ripening, by silencing a gene encoding a pectate lyase. Nature Publishing Group 2016-07 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59867/8/59867_Genetic%20improvement%20of%20tomato%20by%20targeted%20control_article_new.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/59867/9/59867_Genetic%20improvement%20of%20tomato%20by%20targeted%20control_scopus.pdf Uluisik, Selman and Chapman, Natalie H and Smith, Rebecca A. and Poole, Mervin and Adams, Gary and Gillis, Richard B and Besong, Tabot M D and Sheldon, Judith and Stiegelmeyer, Suzy M. and Perez, Laura and Samsulrizal, Nurul Hidayah and Wang, Duoduo and Fisk, Ian D and Yang, Ni and Baxter, Charles J. and Rickett, Daniel and Fray, Rupert and Blanco-Ulate, Barbara and Powell, Ann L T and Harding, Stephen E and Craigon, Jim and Rose, Jocelyn K C and Fich, Eric A and Sun, Li and Domozych, David S and Fraser, Paul D and Tucker, Gregory A and Grierson, Don and Seymour, Graham B (2016) Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening. Nature Biotechnology, 34 (9). pp. 950-952. ISSN 1087-0156 E-ISSN 1546-1696 http://doi.org/10.1038/nbt.3602 doi:10.1038/nbt.3602 |
| spellingShingle | Q Science (General) Uluisik, Selman Chapman, Natalie H Smith, Rebecca A. Poole, Mervin Adams, Gary Gillis, Richard B Besong, Tabot M D Sheldon, Judith Stiegelmeyer, Suzy M. Perez, Laura Samsulrizal, Nurul Hidayah Wang, Duoduo Fisk, Ian D Yang, Ni Baxter, Charles J. Rickett, Daniel Fray, Rupert Blanco-Ulate, Barbara Powell, Ann L T Harding, Stephen E Craigon, Jim Rose, Jocelyn K C Fich, Eric A Sun, Li Domozych, David S Fraser, Paul D Tucker, Gregory A Grierson, Don Seymour, Graham B Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening |
| title | Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening |
| title_full | Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening |
| title_fullStr | Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening |
| title_full_unstemmed | Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening |
| title_short | Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening |
| title_sort | genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening |
| topic | Q Science (General) |
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