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Anthocyanin mutations improving tomato and pepper tolerance to adverse climatic conditions

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Mutations, In Vitro and Molecular Techniques for Environmentally Sustainable Crop Improvement

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The effect of four mutated genes affecting anthocyanin biosynthesis was investigated relative to tomato and pepper germination capacities and early seedling and plantlets growth. The study was performed on isogenic/near isogenic lines (IL/NIL) differing for genes ah (Hoffmann’s anthocyaninless),aw (anthocyanin without) and bls (baby leaf syndrome) in tomato and al l (anthocyaninless — 1) in pepper. Germination responses of the IL/NILs showed that genes ah, aw, bls and in tomato and al l in pepper enhanced germination abilities under stress conditions regardless of the inherent seed properties that imparted rapid germination. This evaluation was conducted with four very different types of stress: 13°C, 33°C, 120 mM NaCI and 15% PEG-6000 water solutions. The four genes exercised no effect on root and hypocotyl elongation under the same stress conditions and their effect on plantlet growth varied depending on the genotype and the treatment. The usefulness of genes ah, aw and bls in breeding tomato cultivars tolerant to adverse climatic conditions at germination, when used as a morphological marker, is discussed.

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    B. Atanassova, S. Daskalov, L. Shtereva & E. Balatcheva

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Atanassova, B., Daskalov, S., Shtereva, L., Balatcheva, E. (2002). Anthocyanin mutations improving tomato and pepper tolerance to adverse climatic conditions. In: Maluszynski, M., Kasha, K.J. (eds) Mutations, In Vitro and Molecular Techniques for Environmentally Sustainable Crop Improvement. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9996-2_14

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