Why do tomatoes smell 'grassy' Kobe, Japan (SPX) May 16, 2016 - A Japanese research group has identified the enzymes that change the grassy odor of plants into a sweeter "green" fragrance. This discovery can potentially be used to grow sweet tomatoes with less of a grassy odor. These findings were published on April 29 in The Journal of Biological Chemistry. This research was carried out by a team from the Kobe University Graduate School of Agricultura ... more

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