Jinzhe Zhang

Nov 13, 2024 | nature.com | Jinzhe Zhang |Ran Du |Liang Ma |Zhiguo Zhu |Tao Lin |Yongfeng Zhou | +1 more

AbstractIn tomato, sugar content is highly correlated with consumer preferences, with most consumers preferring sweeter fruit1,2,3,4. However, the sugar content of commercial varieties is generally low, as it is inversely correlated with fruit size, and growers prioritize yield over flavour quality5,6,7. Here we identified two genes, tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) calcium-dependent protein kinase 27 (SlCDPK27; also known as SlCPK27) and its paralogue SlCDPK26, that control fruit sugar content.