CPC C07K 14/415 (2013.01) [A01H 6/822 (2018.05); C12N 15/825 (2013.01); C12N 15/8249 (2013.01); C12N 15/8261 (2013.01)] | 2 Claims |
1. A method of manipulating the speed of ripening or the pigment content of a pepper fruit produced by a pepper plant by genetically modifying a pepper APPR2 gene of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 14 in said pepper plant, the method comprising:
(a) generating by TILLING variant gene products of a pepper APPR2 gene of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 14 in a plurality of pepper plants to produce a plurality of genetically modified pepper plants; and
(b) selecting a pepper plant from the plurality of genetically modified pepper plants of a) with a decreased speed of ripening or decreased pigment content in pepper fruits produced by said plant as compared with a pepper plant having the pepper APPR2 gene of SEQ ID NO: 2 or SEQ ID NO: 14, thereby manipulating the speed of ripening or the pigment content of a pepper fruit produced by said genetically modified pepper plant.
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