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Tomatoes that will last for one month or more at tropical temperatures, without refrigeration, are now feasible. Attention has been given to major genes which drastically modify the ripening process. When these genes are homozygous, tomatoes do not develop fuU color and may not soften for months. In the heterozygous state, as would be found in hybrid tomatoes, these genes result in red tomatoes with extended shelf life. A search was made for genes that increase shelf life without drastic effects. Six sources of long-life were crossed to a conventional tomato cultivar and shelf life was measured in F 1, F2, F3 and DCgenerations. In each generation shelf lives were shorter than those of the long-lived parent, and usually as short or shorter than the mean of the two parents. A few segregants with exceptionally long shelf life were obtained. The results suggest that a relatively few genes are segragating and that these can be transferred to more suitable varieties to achieve long lasting tomatoes in pure lines. ----- Ya es factible lograr tomates que puedon dura un mes 0 mas a unas temperaturas tropicales, sin refrigeracidn, Se ha enfocados en algunos genes principales que modifican radicalmente el proceso de maduracion, Cuando estos genes son homocigdncos, el color de los tombtes no se desarrolla plenamente y los frutos pueden tardar unos moses en ablandarse. En el estado heterocig6tico, como el que puede observarso en los tomates hibridos, estos genes producen tomates rojos con una vida de almaconaje mas extendida, Se bused los genes que extiendon la vida de almacenajo sin producir otros efectas graves. Se cruz6 seis especies duraderas con un cultivar de tomate tradicional y se calculo' la vida de almacenaje para las generaciones Fl, F2, F3 Y BC. Para cada generacidn, la vida de almacenaje era mas corta que la de la planta madre mas duradera; en la mayorfa de los casos, era tan codta 0 mas corta que la vida promedia de las dos plantas madres, Se obtuvo algunos elementos segregados con una vida de almacenaje excepcionalmente larga, Los resultados hacen creer que existen unos pocos genes segregantes y que estes se pueden trasladar a unas especies mas convenientes, afin de lograr tomates duraderas en las especies puras.
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Martin, Franklin W., 1985.
"Genetic Strategies For Breeding Long Lasting Tomatoes,"
21st Annual Meeting, September 8-13, 1985, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
261361, Caribbean Food Crops Society.
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RePEc:ags:cfcs85:261361
DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.261361
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