Introgression of spontaneous or induced mutations has been used to increase the levels
and diversify the profile of antioxidants in many fruits including tomato. The high-pigment …

To increase genetic variability within a crop, several plant breeding methods are followed.
One of the main methods is cross breeding with which the breeder tries to combine the …

Induced mutagenesis is now an established method for crop improvement. Mutation
techniques by using ionizing radiations and other mutagens have successfully produced …

To speed up the mutation breeding approach and research in tomato, inducing and
identifying reliable mutant donors with the use of already known ones would play a pivotel …

Deficiencies of micronutrients, such as iron, zinc, and vitamin A ('hidden hunger') affect over
three billion people. Currently there is an increasing preference among consumers for high …