Enza Zaden, one of the world's leading vegetable breeding companies, has discovered a gene that offers high resistance to Tomato Brown Wrinkled Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) disease, which causes devastating damage to the tomato industry. Continuing to develop resistant varieties without slowing down, the Netherlands Enza Zaden Innovation Center visited as AG Seed to observe ToBRFV (Tomato Brown Wrinkled Fruit Virus) resistant varieties.
ToBRFV: First Trial Results Confirm A High Level of Resistance
In 2020, Enza Zaden company announced that it had found a high resistance gene against ToBRFV (brown rugose fruit virus). It was shared by Enza Zaden company officials that excellent results were obtained from the studies carried out with high-strength gene from the announcement to the present.
Exciting News About High-Level ToBRFV Resistance
"Our trials in Europe, North America and the Middle East show that we have high quality tomato varieties with high resistance levels," said Kees Könst, director of product research.
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Continuing in the statement, regarding the upcoming work, "This is exciting news for all parties involved in the tomato growing industry. We know that there is a lot at stake for our customers, so we continue to work hard to bring HR varieties to market. They are ready for years to come. We expect it to happen.”
Why Is High Resistance to ToBRFV So Critical?
Könst explained the differences in IR and HR resistance as, "With an intermediate resistance (IR) level, the spread of the virus is delayed, but still ToBRFV can enter and infect the tomato plant and the plant may show symptoms."
He continued, "Plants and fruits with high resistance levels are not host to the virus at all. This means they will not be a source for the virus to spread and the detection test will come back negative. Growing a highly resistant variety can be the difference between making a profit or losing a crop." said.
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