J Integr Plant Biol ›› 2025, Vol. 67 ›› Issue (3): 669-721.DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13879

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  • 收稿日期:2024-11-10 接受日期:2025-02-03 出版日期:2025-03-01 发布日期:2025-03-31

Molecular breeding of tomato: Advances and challenges

Minmin Du1,2,3†*, Chuanlong Sun2,4†, Lei Deng2,5, Ming Zhou6, Junming Li7, Yongchen Du7, Zhibiao Ye8, Sanwen Huang9,10, Tianlai Li11, Jingquan Yu12, Chang‐Bao Li2,5,6* and Chuanyou Li2,4,5*   

  1. 1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Growth and Developmental Regulation for Protected Vegetable Crops, College of Horticulture, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
    2. Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
    3. Sanya Institute of China Agricultural University, Sanya 572025, China
    4. College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
    5. College of Life Sciences, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China
    6. Key Laboratory of Biology and Genetic Improvement of Horticultural Crops (North China), Ministry of Agriculture, Beijing Institute of Vegetable Science, Beijing Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences, Beijing 100097, China
    7. State Key Laboratory of Vegetable Biobreeding, Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
    8. National Key Laboratory for Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Horticultural Crops, College of Horticulture and Forestry Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
    9. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Breeding, Shenzhen Branch, Guangdong Laboratory of Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Genome Analysis Laboratory of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Agricultural Genomics Institute at Shenzhen, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Shenzhen 518120, China
    10. State Key Laboratory of Tropical Crop Breeding, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China
    11. College of Horticulture, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110866, China
    12. College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China

    †These authors contributed equally to this work.
    *Correspondences: Minmin Du (duminmin@cau.edu.cn); Chang‐Bao Li (lichangbao@nercv.org); Chuanyou Li (chuanyouli@sdau.edu.cn, Dr. Li is fully responsible for the distributions of all materials associated with this article)
  • Received:2024-11-10 Accepted:2025-02-03 Online:2025-03-01 Published:2025-03-31
  • Supported by:
    This work was supported by the Beijing Rural Revitalization Agricultural Science and Technology Project (NY2401080000), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31991184, 32372705, 32302567, 32402586), the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (15053344, 15054001), the 2115 Talent Development Program of China Agricultural University, the Tai‐Shan Scholars Program from the Shandong Province (TSQN202312148), the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2024JQ014, ZR2024QC172), the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (324CXTD426), and the Science and Technology Special Fund of Hainan Province (ZDYF2025XDNY082) and Taishan Academy of Tomato Innovation.

Abstract: The modern cultivated tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) was domesticated from Solanum pimpinellifolium native to the Andes Mountains of South America through a “two-step domestication” process. It was introduced to Europe in the 16th century and later widely cultivated worldwide. Since the late 19th century, breeders, guided by modern genetics, breeding science, and statistical theory, have improved tomatoes into an important fruit and vegetable crop that serves both fresh consumption and processing needs, satisfying diverse consumer demands. Over the past three decades, advancements in modern crop molecular breeding technologies, represented by molecular marker technology, genome sequencing, and genome editing, have significantly transformed tomato breeding paradigms. This article reviews the research progress in the field of tomato molecular breeding, encompassing genome sequencing of germplasm resources, the identification of functional genes for agronomic traits, and the development of key molecular breeding technologies. Based on these advancements, we also discuss the major challenges and perspectives in this field.

Key words: genome editing, genome sequencing, germplasm, molecular breeding, tomato

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