The Impact of Domestication on the Circadian Clock

Ekaterina Shor; Rachel M Green

doi:10.1016/j.tplants.2016.01.022

The Impact of Domestication on the Circadian Clock

Trends Plant Sci. 2016 Apr;21(4):281-283. doi: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.01.022. Epub 2016 Feb 10.

Authors

Ekaterina Shor¹, Rachel M Green²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute for Life Sciences, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel.
² Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Institute for Life Sciences, Edmond J. Safra Campus, Givat Ram, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel. Electronic address: rgreen@mail.huji.ac.il.

PMID: 26873024
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2016.01.022

Abstract

A recent publication shows that, during their domestication and spread from Equatorial South America, circadian rhythms of tomatoes have been modified. The modifications have resulted in tomato plants that are adapted to growing under the long day conditions characteristic of summers at higher latitudes.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Circadian Clocks / genetics*
Crops, Agricultural / genetics*
Plant Proteins / genetics*
Selection, Genetic*
Solanum lycopersicum / genetics*

Substances

Plant Proteins