NON-GM IMPROVED TOMATO CROPS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING CROPS WITH IMPROVED INHERITABLE TRAITS

摘要

The present invention discloses a method for producing a commercial non-GM tomato crop exhibiting at least one inheritable improved trait by exposing said population of plants to a predetermined light treatment regime, monitoring at least one trait of said tomato plants comparing to said control population and selecting the plants having the best improved trait.;The tomatoes obtained by the method of this invention exhibit an improved room temperature (17-27° C.) shelf life of at least 45 days after harvesting, as compared to about 10 days for untreated control tomatoes.