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Discovery May Lead to New Tomato Varieties With Vintage Flavor and Quality
June 28, 2012
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A new genetic discovery may help plant breeders recapture heirloom flavor, processing quality and a health-promoting compound in modern tomato varieties, reports an international research team, that will publish its findings in the June 29 issue of Science.
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University of California, Davis
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