Resistance to the insect vector enhances the robustness and durability of tomato yellow leaf curl virus resistance conferred by .

Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) is a begomovirus (genus , family ) transmitted persistently by the whitefly . It causes tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD), resulting in significant yield losses worldwide. TYLCD is controlled mainly by using F1 hybrid tomato cultivars harboring the TYLCV resistance gene .

Maximizing saffron apocarotenoid production in varied tomato fruit carotenoid contexts.

Saffron spice owes its commercial appreciation to its specific apocarotenoids: crocins, picrocrocin, and safranal. In Crocus sativus, these compounds are biosynthesized from zeaxanthin through oxidative cleavage by the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase 2 (CCD2). Transgenic tomato plants expressing CsCCD2 in the fruit, named Tomaffron, accumulate high levels of saffron apocarotenoids despite the low substrate availability for CsCCD2.

Dually biofortified cisgenic tomatoes with increased flavonoids and branched-chain amino acids content.

Higher dietary intakes of flavonoids may have a beneficial role in cardiovascular disease prevention. Additionally, supplementation of branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) in vegan diets can reduce risks associated to their deficiency, particularly in older adults, which can cause loss of skeletal muscle strength and mass. Most plant-derived foods contain only small amounts of BCAAs, and those plants with high levels of flavonoids are not eaten broadly.

Induction of Glandular Trichomes to Control in Tomato Crops: Modulation by the Natural Enemy .

Whitefly-transmitted viruses are one of the biggest threats to tomato () growing worldwide. Strategies based on the introgression of resistance traits from wild relatives are promoted to control tomato pests and diseases. Recently, a trichome-based resistance characterizing the wild species was introgressed into a cultivated tomato.

Crinivirus Tomato Chlorosis Virus Compromises the Control of Tomato Yellow Leaf Curl Virus in Tomato Plants by the Gene.

Tomato yellow leaf curl disease (TYLCD) causes severe damage to tomato crops in warm regions of the world, and is associated with infections of several whitefly ()-transmitted single-stranded (ss)DNA begomoviruses (genus , family ). The most widespread begomovirus isolates associated with TYLCD are those of the type strain of the species, known as Israel (TYLCV-IL). The gene is widely used in commercial tomato cultivars to control TYLCV-IL damage, providing resistance to the virus by restricting viral accumulation and tolerance to TYLCD by inhibiting disease symptoms.