Nakayama Hokuto, Ichihashi Yasunori, Kimura Seisuke
Graduate School of Science, Department of Biological Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Science Build. #2, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-Ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
Department of Plant Biology, University of California Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA 95616, U.S.A.
Breed Sci. 2023 Mar;73(1):76-85. doi: 10.1270/jsbbs.22061. Epub 2023 Jan 20.
Tomato ( L.) is cultivated widely globally. The crop exhibits tremendous morphological variations because of its long breeding history. Apart from the commercial tomato varieties, wild species and heirlooms are grown in certain regions of the world. Since the fruit constitutes the edible part, much of the agronomical research is focused on it. However, recent studies have indicated that leaf morphology influences fruit quality. As leaves are specialized photosynthetic organs and the vascular systems transport the photosynthetic products to sink organs, the architectural characteristics of the leaves have a strong influence on the final fruit quality. Therefore, comprehensive research focusing on both the fruit and leaf morphology is required for further tomato breeding. This review summarizes an overview of knowledge of the basic tomato leaf development, morphological diversification, and molecular mechanisms behind them and emphasizes its importance in breeding. Finally, we discuss how these findings and knowledge can be applied to future tomato breeding.
番茄(L.)在全球广泛种植。由于其悠久的育种历史,该作物表现出巨大的形态变异。除了商业番茄品种外,野生种和传统品种在世界某些地区也有种植。由于果实是可食用部分,许多农艺学研究都集中在果实上。然而,最近的研究表明,叶片形态会影响果实品质。由于叶片是专门的光合器官,而维管系统将光合产物运输到库器官,叶片的结构特征对最终果实品质有很大影响。因此,进一步的番茄育种需要同时关注果实和叶片形态的综合研究。本综述总结了番茄叶片基本发育、形态多样性及其背后分子机制的知识概况,并强调了其在育种中的重要性。最后,我们讨论了这些发现和知识如何应用于未来的番茄育种。