TOMATO AGAMOUS‐LIKE 1 is a component of the fruit ripening regulatory network

After fertilization, the expanding carpel of fleshy fruit goes through a phase change to ripening. Although the role of ethylene signalling in mediating climacteric ripening has been established, knowledge regarding the regulation of ethylene biosynthesis and its association with fruit developmental programs is still lacking. A functional screen of tomato transcription factors showed that silencing of the TOMATO AGAMOUS-LIKE 1 (TAGL1) MADS box...