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Repairing a domestication mutation in tomato leads to an earlier yield
By repairing the deleterious domestication mutation with genome editing, the Swiss researchers have obtained a tomato variety that is earlier yielding. Considering the Swiss moratorium banning the ...
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Tomato Mutations (IMAGE)
Caption Different combinations of mutations can affect the size of tomatoes unpredictably. In this image, the first column shows an unmutated (WT) tomato. The second and third columns show ...
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Scientists identify key gene that's critical for parasitic weed resistance and tomato yield
Furthermore, the SlABCG45 mutation had a relatively weak effect ... durable and broad-spectrum resistance to broomrape species in tomato. Importantly, field experiments over two successive years ...
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Mapping plant mutations could boost food security
Potatoes, tomatoes and aubergines all belong to one of the largest groups of plants in the world. Many members of this genus are important crops, so scientists are trying to understand their complex ...