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New Gene Discovery Promises Bigger Harvests for Vegetables
3/6/2025
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- A groundbreaking pan-genome for tomatoes, potatoes, and eggplants has been unveiled by researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Johns Hopkins University. They pinpointed a gene in African eggplant that could significantly boost fruit size, paving the way for increased yields and greater diversity in our food systems. This innovation holds the potential to transform agriculture worldwide.
