Compositions and methods for altering the morphology of plants
Compounds, methods for producing them and methods for varying the morphology of plants are disclosed. More particularly, a SUN gene can be used to alter the shape of fruit in a plant such as a tomato plant.
1. A transgenic Lycopersicon plant transformed with an isolated nucleic acid sequence which encodes SEQ ID NO: 4 and an isolated DEFL1 promoter operably linked to the isolated nucleic acid sequence which encodes SEQ ID NO: 4.
2. The transgenic Lycopersicon plant of claim 1 , wherein the transgenic Lycopersicon plant is a near isogenic line.
3. A plant part, plant seed, plant cell, or the transgenic progeny of the transgenic Lycopersicon plant of claim 1 .
4. The plant part, plant seed, plant cell, or the transgenic progeny of claim 3 , wherein the transgenic Lycopersicon plant is selected from the group consisting of: Lycopersicon esculemm and Lycopersicon pimpinelliforlium.
5. A method for making a transgenic Lycopersicon plant having altered fruit shape, comprising breeding the plant of claim 1 with another Lycopersicon plant.