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  1. Blossom-end rot causes black patches in fleshy fruits like #aubergine, tomato and #pepper 🍆 🍅 🫑

    This paper looks at a #starch-deficient #tomato mutant which is particularly #resistant to this, with only minor effects on #fruit size and #ripening - wow!

    doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erad212

    #TranscriptionalReprogramming #pyrophosphorylase #BlossomEndRot, #Carbohydrate #lipid #Solanum #fruit #development, #metabolism #stress