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Tomato Variety Trends: How Breeding Influences Your Seed Selection
Welcome to the Learning Resources page for our webinar on Tomato Variety Trends: How Breeding Influences Your Seed Selection. The webinar has taken place, but here is where you can find a video of the full webinar and access additional materials to catch up on what's happening in the world of tomato breeding.
OVERVIEW: Want an inside look at trends in the tomato world? Discover where your tomato seed comes from and what's on the horizon!
Tomato Product Manager Pete Zuck and Tomato Trial Technician Daniel Yoder review recent trends in tomato variety improvement, including disease resistance, market type, flavor, and adaptation.
Pete also breaks down some of the esoteric inner workings of the international tomato breeding business, which ranges in scale from independent backyard breeders to multinational conglomerates.
A Q&A session, moderated by Farmer and Midwest Sales Representative Dana Hilfinger, follows the presentation.