ArticleNature biotechnology2016
Genetic improvement of tomato by targeted control of fruit softening.
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- SlATG8f coordinates ethylene signaling and chloroplast turnover to drive tomato fruit ripening.Plant cell reports · 2025Article
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- ERF100 regulated by ERF28 and NOR controls pectate lyase 7, modulating fig (Ficus carica L.) fruit softening.Plant biotechnology journal · 2025Article
- Analysis of the Causes of Split Pit in Peaches.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Regulatory effects of gibberellin and cytokinin on citrus peel cell wall metabolism.BMC plant biology · 2025Article
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Abstract
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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