Title:
高リコペントマト品種及びその使用
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2007521809
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
The present invention relates to hardy tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) varieties, homozygous for the dark green (dg) gene, producing fruit comprising an average lycopene content at least two fold its content in fruit of currently available commercial tomato varieties, wherein the varieties are adapted for growth on a commercial scale and the fruit crop maintains the average high lycopene content. The present invention further relates to the use of said varieties for the production of tomatoes for the fresh and processed fruit markets as well as for the production of lycopene and products comprising same.
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Inventors:
Pereg, Ezry
Baldi, Ayal
Baldi, Ayal
Application Number:
JP2006550481A
Publication Date:
August 09, 2007
Filing Date:
January 29, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Hezera Genetics Limited
Rico Red Natural Products Industries Limited
Rico Red Natural Products Industries Limited
International Classes:
A01H1/00; A01H5/08; C12N5/04; C12N15/09
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hideto Asamura
Hajime Asamura
Yukihiro Ikeda
Naganuma Akio
Hajime Asamura
Yukihiro Ikeda
Naganuma Akio