Tuesday, 17 April 2018

New tomato variety resistant to many insects

New tomato variety resistant to many insects

A wild tomato from the Galapagos Islands has been discovered by scientists from Wageningen University & Research to be resistant to a wide range of pest insects. This variety is closely related to the cultivated tomato, making the resilience easier to interbreed into the latter and ultimately making it resistant to many different types of insects.
Read more: https://www.wur.nl/en/newsarticle/New-tomato-variety-resistant-to-many-insects-1.htm?source=Snapzu

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