Flavour improvement in early generations of fresh market tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum): I. Identification of QTL for sensory attributes, physicochemical measurements and volatile compounds

• Published in: Plant breeding Vol. 143; no. 3; pp. 334 - 349
• Main Authors: Hagenguth, Julia, Kanski, Larissa, Kahle, Hannah, Becker, Heiko C., Horneburg, Bernd
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Chromosome 6; Chromosomes; Clusters; Cultivation; Flavor; Flavors; fruit flavour; Gene mapping; Hydroponics; QTL mapping; Quantitative trait loci; sensory analysis; Sensory evaluation; Sensory properties; Solanum; Solanum lycopersicum; tomato; Tomatoes; Volatile compounds; Volatiles

Human sensory analysis is the most appropriate method for assessing the flavour of fresh market tomatoes, but it is very labour and time consuming. Therefore, sensory attributes are often neglected in early generations of breeding programmes and genetic studies, although there is a demand for tomato...