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June 6, 2016 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
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sucr gene
Hi
Is there any advantage to work with the sucr gene ? From TGRC : "Accumulates predominantly sucrose in mature fruit, rather than glucose and fructose." Dont know if it makes tomatoes with more sugar, brix, or with different taste ? |
June 7, 2016 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
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I'm under the impression that sucrose tastes less sweet than glucose+fructose, as well sucrose tastes different than glucose+fructose. I don't have any useful references on hand, however.
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June 7, 2016 | #3 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Thanks for your answer, some more :
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(where the same conclusion is drawn for high-fructose tomatoes) |
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June 7, 2016 | #4 |
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Still, maybe the taste is different and interesting, but this should be obvious enough to be selected only by taste from an F2 population
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