Arcadia Biosciences, Inc.

Trenton G Colbert

Ann Joan Slade

Susan R Hurst

Vic C Knauf

Claire McCallum

Dayna L Loeffler

Claire M Mccallum

A series of independent human-induced non-transgenic mutations found in an expansin gene (LeExp1) of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in their LeExp1 genes; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the LeExp1 gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit fruit that soften more slowly post-harvest without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes.

Tomatoes that soften more slowly post-harvest due to non-transgenic alterations in an expansin gene

A series of independent non-transgenic mutations found in the fruit PG gene of tomato; tomato plants having these mutations in their fruit PG gene; and a method of creating and identifying similar and/or additional mutations in the PG gene by screening pooled and/or individual tomato plants. The tomato plants of the present invention exhibit reduced PG enzyme activity and fruit that soften more slowly post harvest without having the inclusion of foreign nucleic acids in their genomes.

Tomatoes having reduced polygalacturonase activity caused by non-transgenic mutations in the polygalacturonase gene

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Seattle, WA, United States of America

Trenton G Colbert