Toward a tastier tomato: Recovering the lost STP1 variant in modern tomato to improve soluble solid in fruit
Published Date: 3/30/2023
Source: phys.org
In a study recently published in the journal Horticulture Research, researchers performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS) for SSC of the red-ripe fruits in a population consisting of 481 tomato accessions with large natural variations and found a new quantitative trait locus, STP1, encoding a Sugar Transporter Protein.