Tomato with improved shelf-life

The invention relates to a tomato plant, wherein the fruits of which have an improved shelf-life as compared to the fruits of a wild type tomato plant, wherein the genetic determinant causative of the improved shelf life trait is a mutation in the hp2 gene. The increased shelf-life may comprise a fr...

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Main Authors Van Dun Cornelis Maria Petrus, Drager Dorthe Bettina, Eggink Pieter Martijn
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.08.2017
Subjects
AGRICULTURE
ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR
COMPOSITIONS THEREOF
CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
CULTURE MEDIA
ENZYMOLOGY
FISHING
FORESTRY
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HUNTING
MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS OR ENZYMES
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
NEW PLANTS OR PROCESSES FOR OBTAINING THEM
PLANT REPRODUCTION BY TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES
PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS
PROPAGATING, PRESERVING OR MAINTAINING MICROORGANISMS
SPIRITS
TRAPPING
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:The invention relates to a tomato plant, wherein the fruits of which have an improved shelf-life as compared to the fruits of a wild type tomato plant, wherein the genetic determinant causative of the improved shelf life trait is a mutation in the hp2 gene. The increased shelf-life may comprise 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: US201313836002