Sakata Seed have announced that the company’s phytopathologists have confirmed intermediate resistance to ToBRFV in 4 varieties of the specialties segment:
Chocostar F1, Lemonstar F1, Royalstar F1, Luciestar F1.
These varieties play a crucial role in growers’ programmes to help mitigate the significant challenges ToBRFV presents. In the dynamic world of tomato production, every so often a significant disruptor comes along that creates a demand for the industry to adapt and conquer. One such disruptor is the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV); which is spreading rapidly, and negatively impacting many production regions worldwide.
One of many reasons that ToBRFV has had such a detrimental impact on tomato production is the virus’ ability to overcome current standard genes traditionally used to provide resistance to Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV) or Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV).
Sakata is no stranger to the intricacies and rigor involved in breeding, developing, and introducing market-leading products to the industry. “We have dedicated teams that specialise in research and development, consistently delivering enhanced advancements and innovative solutions to benefit both growers and consumers,” states Stéphane Bucamp, EMEA tomato product manager.
“Sakata’s global network of scientists, pathologists, and research teams collaboratively combat the threat of ToBRFV. Significant progress has been made in identifying resistance genes and levels, offering growers diverse options”.