RNA-Seq of Solanum lycopersicum pistils under acute heat stress: Tamaulipas variety

High temperatures during flowering and pollination can result in significant fruit losses, because of heat sensitivity of pollen tube growth. Different tomato varieties show significant differences in heat sensitivity of pollen tube growth. Making use of naturally stress tolerant occurring varieties, this project seeks to identify the molecular basis of adaptations that mitigate the yield-damaging consequences of heat stress during crop reproduction. The tomato variety, tamaulipas, has shown evidence of an absence or diminished stress response during acute heating. Here, we investigate the gene expression of pistils in tamaulipas over an 8 hour time course during pollination.