Tomato fruit comprising at least one quantitative trait locus (qtl) in the cultivated tomato plant producing said tomato fruit, method for detecting qtl linked to fruit firmness, qtl responsible for fruit firmness and method of producing cultivated tomato plant

摘要

This invention relates to a tomato fruit with significantly increased firmness due to the presence of at least one genetic element (or quantitative trait loci; QTLs) in the cultivated plant producing said tomato fruit, compared to fruit from a control tomato plant which does not have said genetic element(s). A cultivated tomato plant producing tomato fruit with significantly increased fruit firmness and a method for detecting QTLs linked to significantly increased fruit firmness are also provided.