NRGene Launches Commercial Tomato Seed Sales With ToBRFV High Resistance Trait
NRGene begins commercial sales of tomato seeds carrying High Resistance (HR) to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV).
Grodan Introduces Vermiculite-Free Growing Media for Tomato, Pepper, and Cucumber Propagation
- by Sepehr Achard
- 29th September 2025
Grodan and Signify have extended their greenhouse tomato trial into its second year, now testing larger tomatoes on the vine after demonstrating success with cherry tomatoes.
Source Agriculture Rebrands as Source Agriventures
- by Sepehr Achard
- 13th August 2025
Source Agriculture Corp changes its name to Source Agriventures Inc. to align with its broadened investment strategy.
Huisman Chrysanten Optimizes Crop Growth with Integrated LED Lighting System
- by admin1
- 4th July 2024
Huisman Chrysanten integrates Philips GrowWise Control System with Hoogendoorn’s IIVO climate computer to further productivity.
Rhizoctonia Root-Rot: Combating Disease in Tomatoes
- by Sepehr Achard
- 22nd January 2024
Key Takeaways Abbas et al. (2024) conducted a study exploring the use of certain bacterial strains to combat Rhizoctonia root-rot in tomatoes. Bacillus velezensis, Bacillus megaterium, and Herpaspirillum huttiense, isolated […]
Study Reveals Gene That Could Enable Mechanical Harvesting of Fresh-Market Tomatoes
- by Sepehr Achard
- 2nd October 2023
Key Takeaways The study by Zhu et al., 2023, focuses on the gene fs8.1, which controls machine-harvestable processing tomatoes' elongated shape and crush resistance. FS8.1 is a non-canonical GT-2 factor […]