THARANGANI WELEGAMA1, MOHD Y. RAFII1,2,*, KHAIRULMAZMI AHMAD1,3, SHAIRUL I. RAMLEE1,2, YUSUFF OLADOSU1
BIOCELL, Vol.45, No.4, pp. 1069-1079, 2021, DOI:10.32604/biocell.2021.014354
Abstract Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) belonging to the family Solanaceae is the second most consumed and
cultivated vegetable globally. Since the ancient time of its domestication, thousands of cultivated tomato varieties have
been developed targeting an array of aspects. Among which breeding for yield and yield-related traits are mostly
focused. Cultivated tomato is extremely genetically poor and hence it is a victim for several biotic and abiotic stresses.
Among the biotic stresses, the impact of viral diseases is critical all over tomato cultivating areas. Improvement of
tomato still largely rely on conventional methods worldwide while molecular approaches, particularly Marker Assisted
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