In the early 2020s, Hebrew University scientists edited 2 tomato genes involved in flower development and fertilization. Now, the plants can produce seedless fruit without fertilization and deliver more than 18 times as many fruits early in winter

Tomato gene editing: Hebrew University researchers edited tomato genes to boost fruit production significantly. These gene-edited plants can now form fruit without fertilization, a process called parthenocarpy. This breakthrough dramatically increases fruit yield during cold winter growing seasons.