TOMATO WITH IMPROVED SHELF-LIFE

The invention relates to a tomato plant the fruits of which have an improved shelf-life as compared to the fruits of a wild type tomato plant, obtainable by introgressing the increased shelf life trait from the mutant LePQ58 (deposit accession number NCIMB 41531) into a tomato plant with a normal sh...

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Main Authors VAN DUN, Cornelis Maria Petrus, DRÄGER, Dörthe Bettina, EGGINK, Pieter Martijn
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 07.11.2018
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CULTURE MEDIA
ENZYMOLOGY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM
PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SPIRITS
TRAPPING
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:The invention relates to a tomato plant the fruits of which have an improved shelf-life as compared to the fruits of a wild type tomato plant, obtainable by introgressing the increased shelf life trait from the mutant LePQ58 (deposit accession number NCIMB 41531) into a tomato plant with a normal shelf-life. The increased shelf-life comprises a fruit that shows normal ripening having a fruit firmness at red ripe harvest that is increased by at least 31%, preferably by at least 42%, more preferably by at least 52%, even more preferably by at least 60%, most preferably by at least 70% as compared to a fruit having similar genetic background that lacks the trait of the invention.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20100773588