A chemical genetic roadmap to improved tomato flavor

M. Tieman, Denise; Zhu, Guangtao; F. R. Resende, Márcio; Lin, Tao; Nguyen, Cuong; Bies, Dawn; Luís Rambla, José; Stephanie Ortiz Beltran, Kristty; G. Taylor, Mark; Zhang, Bo; Ikeda, Hiroki; Liu, Zhongyuan; Fisher, Josef; Zemach, Itay; J. Monforte, Antonio; Zamir, Dani; Granell, Antonio; Kirst, Matias; Huang, Sanwen; J. Klee, Harry

doi:10.1126/science.aal1556

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A chemical genetic roadmap to improved tomato flavor

Published in Science • Jan 26, 2017

Authors:

Denise M. Tieman

Guangtao Zhu

Márcio F. R. Resende

Abstract

Modern commercial tomato varieties are substantially less flavorful than heirloom varieties. To understand and ultimately correct this deficiency, we quantified flavor-associated chemicals in 398 modern, heirloom, and wild accessions. A subset of these accessions was evaluated in consumer panels, id...

Subject

Flavor

Biology

Biotechnology

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