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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2012
Cornelis Maria Petrus Van Dun, Roosendaal, NL;
Pieter Martijn Eggink, Oostvoorne, NL;
Dörthe Bettina Dräger, Den Hoorn, NL;
Cornelis Maria Petrus Van Dun, Roosendaal, NL;
Pieter Martijn Eggink, Oostvoorne, NL;
Dörthe Bettina Dräger, Den Hoorn, NL;
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V., De Lier, NL;
Abstract
The invention relates to a tomato plant the fruits of which have an improved shelf-life as compared to the fruits of a wild type tomato plant, obtainable by introgressing the increased shelf life trait from the mutant LePQ58 (deposit accession number NCIMB 41531) into a tomato plant with a normal shelf-life. The increased shelf-life may comprise a fruit that shows normal ripening having a fruit firmness at red ripe harvest that is increased by at least 31%, preferably by at least 42%, more preferably by at least 52%, even more preferably by at least 60%, most preferably by at least 70% as compared to a fruit having similar genetic background that lacks the trait of the invention.