Fruit shape is an important agronomical trait that influences consumer preference. Despite the dramatic variations in fruit shape among tomato germplasms, the underlying genes and regulatory mechanisms remain poorly understood. Here, we found that knockout of the transcription factor SlBPC1 leads to elongated fruits, r...
Su-Hong Gao, Long Cui, Li-Cheng Xiao et al.· Journal of Integrative Plant...· 0 citations
Heat stress severely impairs crop growth and production. WRKY transcription factors are key regulators of plant responses to abiotic stresses, but the mechanisms by which these transcription factors respond to heat stress in tomato are poorly understood. In this study, we identified a transcription factor SlWRKY5, whic...
Guo-Bin Li, Guo Chen, Jiao Dang et al.· Plant, Cell and Environment· 0 citations
This review integrates mechanistic insights into BR signaling with cutting-edge CRISPR/Cas9 applications, positioning tomato as a model for reprogramming fruit development and as a paradigm for next-generation crop improvement.
Maryam Tahira, Wen-Ran Su, Faizan Khurram Maqsood et al.· Plant physiology and biochem...· 0 citations
Ascorbic acid (AsA) determines fruit nutritional quality and antioxidant capacity in tomato, but available genetic resources for its improvement are limited. Here, we integrated natural variation analysis with upstream open reading frames (uORFs) editing to identify and engineer determinants of AsA accumulation. A natu...
