CRISPR technology is revolutionizing the improvement of tomato and other fruit crops

T Wang, H Zhang, H Zhu - Horticulture research, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Fruits are major sources of essential nutrients and serve as staple foods in some areas of
the world. The increasing human population and changes in climate experienced worldwide …

High throughput sequencing unravels tomato-pathogen interactions towards a sustainable plant breeding

MD Campos, MR Félix, M Patanita… - Horticulture …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most economically important vegetables
throughout the world. It is one of the best studied cultivated dicotyledonous plants, often …

[HTML][HTML] Solanum lycopersicum, a Model Plant for the Studies in Developmental Biology, Stress Biology and Food Science

W Liu, K Liu, D Chen, Z Zhang, B Li, MM El-Mogy… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Fruits, vegetables and other plant-derived foods contribute important ingredients for human
diets, and are thus favored by consumers worldwide. Among these horticultural crops …

Evolution of NLR resistance genes with noncanonical N‐terminal domains in wild tomato species

K Seong, E Seo, K Witek, M Li, B Staskawicz - New Phytologist, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Nucleotide‐binding and leucine‐rich repeat immune receptors (NLRs) provide resistance
against diverse pathogens. To create comparative NLR resources, we conducted resistance …

[HTML][HTML] CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing for fruit and vegetable crops: strategies and prospects

L Wan, Z Wang, M Tang, D Hong, Y Sun, J Ren… - Horticulturae, 2021 - mdpi.com
Fruit and vegetable crops are rich in dietary fibre, vitamins and minerals, which are vital to
human health. However, many biotic stressors (such as pests and diseases) and abiotic …

Genetic defense analysis of tomatoes in response to early blight disease, Alternaria alternata

GA Moghaddam, Z Rezayatmand, MN Esfahani… - Plant Physiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Early blight disease of tomato is one of the most devastating biotic stresses worldwide, and
in Iran, Alternaria alternata is one of the most predominant species causing the disease. In …

[HTML][HTML] Defense strategies: The role of transcription factors in tomato–pathogen interaction

MD Campos, MR Felix, M Patanita, P Materatski… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Tomato is one of the most cultivated and economically important vegetable
crops throughout the world. It is affected by a panoply of different pathogens that cause …

The genomic route to tomato breeding: past, present, and future

Y Wang, C Sun, Z Ye, C Li, S Huang, T Lin - Plant Physiology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Over the past 10,000 years, tomato species have undergone both unintentional and
intentional selection to enhance their favorable traits for human consumption and …

Development and prospect of gene-edited fruits and vegetables

S Zhang, H Zhu - Food Quality and Safety, 2024 - academic.oup.com
As global climate change progresses and the demand for nutritional value in food increases,
new challenges have been posed for the cultivation of grains, fruits, and vegetables and the …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing CRISPR/Cas9 for Enhanced Disease Resistance in Hot Peppers: A Comparative Study on CaMLO2-Gene-Editing Efficiency across Six Cultivars

JH Park, H Kim - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Capsicum annuum Mildew Locus O (CaMLO2) gene is vital for plant defense responses
against fungal pathogens like powdery mildew, a significant threat to greenhouse pepper …