Mutant tomato helps to crack the secrets of fruiting

(University of Tsukuba) Researchers from the University of Tsukuba have found that fruit development in tomatoes rewires their central metabolism. The plant hormone gibberellin, which regulates major parts of plant development, triggers the process of fruiting. Using a mutant strain of tomato that is highly sensitive to gibberellin, the study showed that the central metabolism pathway in tomatoes was consistently rewired via gibberellin activity. These results could lead to new production strategies, such as breeding seedless fruit.

Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - September 10, 2020 Category: Biology Source Type: news