The news GM Tomatoes are being grown in Canada broke on the BBC late last week. They also opened a comment section which, like comments sections on any news site, is a mix of the thoughtful and bizarre. One common...
Tag - Solanum lycopersicum
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Modelling root pressure using stem diameter variations
Root pressure can contribute to upward xylem water flow but it is difficult to measure directly. De Swaef et al. make continuous measurements of sap flow and stem diameter variations and combine them with a mechanistic...
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Carbon status and stem diameter changes in tomato
Carbon assimilation and leaf-to-fruit sugar transport are, along with plant water status, the driving mechanisms for fruit growth. De Swaef et al. develop a mechanistic water-flow and storage model to relate variations...
PHAN and compound leaf morphology
For both simple and compound leaves, a MYB domain transcription factor PHANTASTICA (PHAN) plays an important role in establishing the adaxial domain in the leaf. Zoulias et al. generate and analyse transgenic tomato...
Modelling as a tool for tomato ideotyping
Manipulation of plant structure can lead to substantial improvements in crop photosynthesis even when leaf area remains the same. Using L-system, Sarlikioti et al. produce a functional–structural model of tomato...
Chloroplast to chromoplast transition in tomato fruit
Chloroplast to chromoplast transition in tomato fruit There are several studies suggesting that tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) chromoplasts arise from chloroplasts, but are no reports showing the actual transition. Egea...
