A new mutant genetic resource for tomato crop improvement by TILLING technology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the last decade, the availability of gene sequences of many plant species, including tomato, has encouraged the development of strategies that do not rely on genetic transformation techniques (GMOs) for imparting desired traits in crops. One of these new emerging technology is TILLING (Targeting Induced Local Lesions In Genomes), a reverse genetics tool, which is proving to be very valuable in creating new traits in different crop species.

Results

To apply TILLING to tomato, a new mutant collection was generated in the genetic background of the processing tomato cultivar Red Setter by treating seeds with two different ethylemethane sulfonate doses (0.7% and 1%). An associated phenotype database, LycoTILL, was developed and a TILLING platform was also establishe

SUBMITTER: Minoia S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2845601 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature