Research Progress on Molecular Regulation Mechanism of Parthenocarpy in Tomato

doi:10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-0030

Acta Horticulturae Sinica ›› 2025, Vol. 52 ›› Issue (10): 2816-2828.doi: 10.16420/j.issn.0513-353x.2025-0030

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Research Progress on Molecular Regulation Mechanism of Parthenocarpy in Tomato

ZHANG Guoxin¹, SONG Jianing¹, CUI Xia¹^,²^,^**()

¹ College of Horticulture Science，Zhejiang A & F University，Hangzhou 311300，China
² State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding，Institute of Vegetables and Flowers，Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences，Beijing 100081，China

Received:2025-06-16 Revised:2025-08-26 Online:2025-10-25 Published:2025-10-28
Contact: CUI Xia

Abstract

Abstract:

Parthenocarpy is a trait that the ovary develops into fruit without fertilization. Parthenocarpy could alleviate the blossom and fruit dropping caused by adverse conditions in tomato，ensuring the fruit yield. In addition，the seedless fruit is preferred by consumers. Therefore，parthenocarpy has been recognized as an important trait in tomato breeding. Research has shown that phytohormones，particularly auxin and gibberellin，are key factors regulating tomato parthenocarpy. Additionally，sugars，flavonoids，small RNAs，and MADS-box transcription factors are also involved in the regulation of parthenocarpy. Although numerous parthenocarpic tomato resources have been identified，the key regulatory genes have not yet been fully characterized，and the molecular mechanisms remain to be further elucidated. This article reviewed the germplasm resources of parthenocarpic tomato，the key genes regulating parthenocarpy，and the molecular regulation mechanism of parthenocarpy in tomato，providing a reference for better understanding the formation of parthenocarpic fruit in tomato.

Key words: tomato, parthenocarpy, phytohormone, MADS-box gene, regulatory gene

ZHANG Guoxin, SONG Jianing, CUI Xia. Research Progress on Molecular Regulation Mechanism of Parthenocarpy in Tomato[J]. Acta Horticulturae Sinica, 2025, 52(10): 2816-2828.

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基因类型 Gene class	基因名称 Gene name	参考文献 Reference
Class B	TAP3	Okabe et al.,2019
Class B	SlGLO1，SlGLO2	Geuten & Irish,2010；Guo et al.,2016
Class C	TAG1	Pnueli et al.,1994b；Gimenez et al.,2016
Class C	TAGL1	Ribelles et al.,2019
Class D	SlAGL11	Huang et al.,2017
Class E	TM29	Ampomah-Dwamena et al.,2002
Class E	TM5	Pnueli et al.,1994a
其他Other genes	TM8	Daminato et al.,2014
其他Other genes	SlAGL6	Takisawa et al.,2018

基因类型 Gene class	基因名称 Gene name	参考文献 Reference
Class B	TAP3	Okabe et al.,2019
Class B	SlGLO1，SlGLO2	Geuten & Irish,2010；Guo et al.,2016
Class C	TAG1	Pnueli et al.,1994b；Gimenez et al.,2016
Class C	TAGL1	Ribelles et al.,2019
Class D	SlAGL11	Huang et al.,2017
Class E	TM29	Ampomah-Dwamena et al.,2002
Class E	TM5	Pnueli et al.,1994a
其他Other genes	TM8	Daminato et al.,2014
其他Other genes	SlAGL6	Takisawa et al.,2018

资源名称Resources name	资源来源Sources	基因名称Gene name	育性Fertility	参考文献Reference
Montfavet191	自然突变Natural mutation	pat（SlHB15A）	雌性不育Male sterile	Beraldi et al.,2004
Severianin	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	pat2（Solyc04g080490）	雄、雌性可育 Male fertile，female fertile	Nunome,2016
RP75/59	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	pat3/pat4	-	Nuez et al.,1986 Fos et al.,2001
IVT-line 1	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	pat4.2/pat9.1	-	Gorguet et al.,2008
IL5-1	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	pat4.1/pat5.1	-	Gorguet et al.,2008
MPK-1	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	Pat-k（SlAGL6）	雌性不育Male sterile	Takisawa et al.,2018

资源名称Resources name	资源来源Sources	基因名称Gene name	育性Fertility	参考文献Reference
Montfavet191	自然突变Natural mutation	pat（SlHB15A）	雌性不育Male sterile	Beraldi et al.,2004
Severianin	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	pat2（Solyc04g080490）	雄、雌性可育 Male fertile，female fertile	Nunome,2016
RP75/59	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	pat3/pat4	-	Nuez et al.,1986 Fos et al.,2001
IVT-line 1	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	pat4.2/pat9.1	-	Gorguet et al.,2008
IL5-1	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	pat4.1/pat5.1	-	Gorguet et al.,2008
MPK-1	远缘杂交Distant hybridization	Pat-k（SlAGL6）	雌性不育Male sterile	Takisawa et al.,2018

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