Wild tomatoes still hold the flavor we bred away: New map shows breeders where to look

Modern tomatoes are a breeding success story. Generations of selection have made them bigger, firmer, more productive and easier to ship. But that progress came at a cost. Domestication and breeding reduced much of the crop's genetic diversity, and…
Read the full story at Phys.org ↗
ImpactMinor 28/100
Why it mattersRule-based estimate: no strong signals; trust 6/10.
RegionsGlobal
Published1 h ago (Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:20:02 GMT)
RetrievedTue, 29 Sep 2026 23:00:46 GMT via rss
ClassifiedTue, 29 Sep 2026 23:01:01 GMT by heuristic