Researchers Mapping Out Tomato Flavors Preferred by Consumers

Greenhouse Grower, March 9, 2022
By Brian Sparks

Using genetic mapping and metabolomics analysis, the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre and its collaborators at Laval University, Quebec, Canada, the University of Florida, and McMaster University in Ontario, Canada have identified the gene responsible for producing several important aroma chemicals, including the familiar tomato vine aroma associated with fresh tomatoes.