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Tomato Heat Tolerance Study Points to a Single Gene With Big Implications for Germination
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba report that tomatoes lacking the SlIAA9 gene kept germinating under high temperatures and produced stronger seedlings, offering a new target for breeding heat-resilient crops.
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.
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DT Editorial Team··via phys.org