Micha Wijesingha Ahchige

This study maps metabolic QTL in tomato using backcross inbred lines, identifies a novel locus affecting sucrose accumulation, and reveals epistatic interactions influencing fruit metabolism.

The paper identifies short enhancer sequences in plant genomes that can increase gene expression, showing their potential for cisgenic promoter engineering.

The paper characterizes the tomato canal-1 mutant using multi-omics data, showing that green leaves compensate for impaired SCO2 function through transcriptional upregulation, while white leaves fail to compensate and exhibit stress responses.

The paper identifies genetic factors influencing tomato fruit lipid content and links them to flavor-related volatile compounds through GWAS and QTL mapping.