“This variety is actually the result of a problem,” says Erwin de Kok, Tomato Sales Specialist at BASF’s breeding company, about the NUN09398 tomato. This new cherry tomato has intermediate resistance (IR) against the dreaded Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). Erwin recently took the variety to Fruit Logistica, where, alongside the tomato concept RedNoir, attracted much attention from the experts. The NUN09398 variety in the greenhouseThis winter, a tomato grower from the Benelux planted no less than eight hectares of this yet-to-be-named variety. Erwin and Carlos with the RedNoir tomato concept at Fruit LogisticaLow-tech marketDue to labor issues, smaller tomato varieties are more often grown in Southern Europe and North Africa.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 03, 2022 13:16 UTC