Patent ID: 9399772
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: A01H,A23L,C07K,C12N,C12Q

Claim Text:
1. A method of producing a tomato plant comprising the steps of: (a) screening DNA from at least one tomato plant for mutations in an LeExp1 gene; (b) selecting for a tomato plant having a mutation in said LeExp1 gene, wherein said mutation is a nucleotide change selected from the group consisting of G220T, G274A, and G1001A and wherein said nucleotide change is identified through the comparison to SEQ ID NO: 6; and (c) further selecting for a tomato plant having said mutation that, when homozygous for said mutation and grown in the field, is capable of producing fruit that is firmer than wild type fruit not having said mutation.