Susan R. Hurst,Dayna L. Loeffler,Michael N. Steine,Anna Amen,Dionne Vafeados
申请号：
US12976995
公开号：
US08933301B2
申请日:
2010.12.22
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2015
代理人:
摘要：
The present invention provides a series of independent human-induced, non-transgenic mutations found in at least one tomato β-galactosidase 4 gene, tomato plants having these mutations in at least one of their tomato β-galactosidase 4 genes, and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the tomato β-galactosidase 4 gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. Tomato plants identified and produced in accordance with the present invention have fruit that are firmer when ripe with reduced post-harvest softening compared to fruit from wild type tomato plants as a result of non-transgenic mutations in at least one of their tomato β-galactosidase 4 genes.
