Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Fruit Development, Structure, and Function01:58

Fruit Development, Structure, and Function

22.4K
Fruits form from a mature flower ovary. As seeds develop from the ovules contained within, the ovary wall undergoes a series of complex changes to form fruit. In some fruits, such as soybeans, the ovary wall dries; in other fruits, such as grapes, it remains fleshy. In some cases, organs other than the ovary contribute to fruit formation; such fruits are called accessory fruits.
22.4K
Plant Tissue Culture02:57

Plant Tissue Culture

38.1K
Plant tissue culture is widely used in both primary and applied science. Applications range from plant development studies to functional gene studies, crop improvement, commercial micropropagation, virus elimination, and conservation of rare species.
38.1K
Transgenic Plants02:50

Transgenic Plants

7.3K
Recombinant DNA technology called transgenesis is often used to add a foreign gene or remove a detrimental gene from an organism. Such genetically modified organisms are called transgenic organisms.
The first-ever transgenic plant was a tobacco plant developed in 1983 that showed resistance against the tobacco mosaic virus. Since then, many transgenic plants have been developed and commercialized for improving the agricultural, ornamental, and horticultural value of a crop plant. Transgenic...
7.3K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

SlMED25-SlPHR3-SlSPX2 module fine-tunes SlPHR3-mediated transcriptional activation of phosphate starvation response in tomato.

Journal of integrative plant biology·2026
Same author

Fruit weight regulation by a paralog of Cell Size Regulator (CSR) in tomato and other crops.

TAG. Theoretical and applied genetics. Theoretische und angewandte Genetik·2026
Same author

Dynamic Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Key Regulatory Networks Underlying Curd Development in Cauliflower (<i>Brassica oleracea</i> L. <i>botrytis</i>).

International journal of molecular sciences·2026
Same author

Lf2 is a knotted homeobox regulator that modulates leaflet number in soybean.

The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology·2026
Same author

Genetic Variability of Gene Expression in Tomato Fruits Ripened on and off the Vine: Cis-Regulatory Elements Associated with Differential Transcription Patterns in the Most Discrepant Variety.

Plants (Basel, Switzerland)·2026
Same author

Association mapping of tomato fruit quality for weight, firmness, brix, and color using GWAS.

BMC plant biology·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Jul 16, 2025

Tomato Analyzer: A Useful Software Application to Collect Accurate and Detailed Morphological and Colorimetric Data from Two-dimensional Objects
15:25

Tomato Analyzer: A Useful Software Application to Collect Accurate and Detailed Morphological and Colorimetric Data from Two-dimensional Objects

Published on: March 16, 2010

26.5K

Redesigning the tomato fruit shape for mechanized production.

Qiang Zhu1,2, Lei Deng1,3, Jie Chen4

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Center for Plant Gene Research (Beijing), Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China.

Nature Plants
|September 18, 2023
PubMed
Summary

Scientists identified the fs8.1 gene, crucial for developing machine-harvestable tomatoes with elongated shapes and crush resistance. This discovery offers a path to improve fresh-market tomatoes without sacrificing flavor or nutrition.

More Related Videos

An Efficient Clearing Protocol for the Study of Seed Development in Tomato Solanum lycopersicum L.
06:26

An Efficient Clearing Protocol for the Study of Seed Development in Tomato Solanum lycopersicum L.

Published on: September 7, 2022

4.2K
Tomato Root Transformation Followed by Inoculation with Ralstonia Solanacearum for Straightforward Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt Disease
09:05

Tomato Root Transformation Followed by Inoculation with Ralstonia Solanacearum for Straightforward Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt Disease

Published on: March 11, 2020

11.7K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Jul 16, 2025

Tomato Analyzer: A Useful Software Application to Collect Accurate and Detailed Morphological and Colorimetric Data from Two-dimensional Objects
15:25

Tomato Analyzer: A Useful Software Application to Collect Accurate and Detailed Morphological and Colorimetric Data from Two-dimensional Objects

Published on: March 16, 2010

26.5K
An Efficient Clearing Protocol for the Study of Seed Development in Tomato Solanum lycopersicum L.
06:26

An Efficient Clearing Protocol for the Study of Seed Development in Tomato Solanum lycopersicum L.

Published on: September 7, 2022

4.2K
Tomato Root Transformation Followed by Inoculation with Ralstonia Solanacearum for Straightforward Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt Disease
09:05

Tomato Root Transformation Followed by Inoculation with Ralstonia Solanacearum for Straightforward Genetic Analysis of Bacterial Wilt Disease

Published on: March 11, 2020

11.7K

Area of Science:

  • Plant genetics
  • Agricultural science
  • Molecular biology

Background:

  • Modern agriculture relies on crop breeding for mechanized harvesting, particularly in tomatoes for industrial processing since the 1970s.
  • Breeding fresh-market tomatoes suitable for mechanical harvesting is challenging due to potential reductions in flavor and nutritional value.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To clone and functionally characterize the fs8.1 gene, which controls fruit shape and crush resistance in machine-harvestable processing tomatoes.
  • To understand the molecular mechanism by which fs8.1 influences tomato fruit characteristics.

Main Methods:

  • Gene cloning and functional characterization of fs8.1.
  • Analysis of transcriptional regulation involving FS8.1 and SlGT-16.
  • Investigating the effect of fs8.1 mutation on cell proliferation and fruit properties.

Main Results:

  • Cloning and characterization of fs8.1, a gene controlling elongated fruit shape and crush resistance.
  • FS8.1 encodes a non-canonical GT-2 factor that forms a transcriptional module with SlGT-16.
  • The fs8.1 mutation reduces inhibition of ovary wall cell proliferation, resulting in elongated, compression-resistant fruits.

Conclusions:

  • The fs8.1 gene plays a key role in developing machine-harvestable tomato traits.
  • Understanding FS8.1's function provides a strategy for breeding improved fresh-market tomatoes.
  • This research facilitates mechanical harvesting of fresh-market tomatoes without compromising fruit quality.