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Tomato Heat Tolerance Study Points to a Single Gene With Big Implications for Germination
Key Takeaways
- Tomato seeds often fail at high temperatures during germination, a key vulnerability for crop establishment.
- University of Tsukuba researchers found SlIAA9 loss-of-function mutants kept germinating under heat stress.
- The mutants also showed stronger antioxidant and heat-shock responses, suggesting a mechanism for resilience.
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