title: Molecular genetics of tomato fruit ripening.
abstract: Tomato ripening is an excellent system for studying control of gene expression in plants. A multiplicity of well-defined biochemical and genetic changes occur in a precise sequence, regulated by a gaseous hormone. The generation of targeted mutations using sense and antisense genes provides a means of manipulating endogenous gene expression, both for answering fundamental questions and for crop improvement.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Environmental Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonnington, Loughborough, UK.
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Fray
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Grierson
mesh_terms: D015870:Gene Expression; D014675:Vegetables / Q000235:genetics*