date:Jul 02, 2012
t the same time.
However, this characteristic is accompanied by an unintended reduction in sugars that compromises the flavour of the fresh fruit and its desirability for processing.
Powells UC Davis research team began studying the genes influencing tomato fruit development and ripening after spending two summers screening tomato plants for transcription factors that might play a role in both fruit colour and quality. Transcription factors are proteins that regulate genes, or turn them on and