More Tomatoes, Earlier (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

More Tomatoes, Earlier

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Using gene editing to improve a prized cherry tomato variety (left) yields a bushier plant (right) that can be planted more densely, boosting yield while speeding up ripening by about two weeks. These plants were photographed an equal number of days after planting.

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Lippman lab, CSHL

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