With more than 90 years expertise, Nunhems develops and supplies top quality vegetable seeds of 28 different crops to growers from all over the world. Nunhems has been breeding tomato varieties for many years and has already successfully developed a wide range of varieties for Eastern and Southern Europe, Mexico, South America, Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. The tomato market welcomes fresh thinking, and with Nunhems’ extensive knowledge, reliability, crop team approach and global presence, the company is set to become an industry leader in the high tech tomato segment, as it has done in others.
Harm Ammerlaan and Veronique Savelkoul, Nunhems' Sales Specialists Tomatoes.
Nun 09013 TOF* is a cherry-on-the-vine tomato that bears superior-tasting, deep-red cherry tomatoes of approximately 11-12 grams each. The variety produces long vines with 15-18 high-quality cherry tomatoes and has a high yield of fruit throughout the season. The variety is very strong against cracking.
“Nun 09013 TOF* is an innovative, new solution that offers growers in high tech tomato markets an opportunity to truly enhance their business,” said Harm Ammerlaan, Nunhems’ Sales Specialist Tomato. “Nunhems listens intently to its customers, and to their customers, and monitors all market trends worldwide to assess where the unmet market opportunities and needs lie. We then explore and develop unique solutions. Nun 09013 TOF* is just one of the new tomato varieties that we will launch in the coming season. We will at least also introduce a high yielding, high quality cluster tomato as well as a very tasty cherry plum tomato for single harvest.”
Cherry-on-the-vine tomato Nun 09013 TOF*.
Broad portfolio
Nunhems’ tomato portfolio for the high-tech sector will expand broadly over the next few years to include varieties in all tomato segments. Other cultivation methods for Intense™ tomatoes are also being explored.“Alongside the worldwide success achieved with Intense™, the ‘non-leaking tomato’ that we launched in 2008, we look forward to introducing more market-leading products to the industry and are aiming to establish a top position in many segments of the tomato sector, as we have in other vegetable sectors,” added Harm.
Tomato, more than any other crop, has been extensively researched. Nunhems leverages the research and development gathered over many years to perfect its current genetic improvement program. Thanks to many years of well-documented research into tomatoes, there are many technological resources that Nunhems can leverage and a long list of diseases that it has been able to successfully develop resistances for already.
“Nunhems’ already has advanced knowledge about tomatoes and is gathering new expertise in this crop daily,” said Coert Engels, Nunhems’ Breeder High Tech Tomato Program. “We work closely with growers in the regions, and also collaborate with leading universities and institutes to develop better insights, and strengthen our expertise and genetic improvement program in tomatoes. In addition, Nunhems’ unique, crop-team structure means that we can more effectively and efficiently exchange information and coordinate development of individual crops across geographical boundaries.”
For tomatoes, this is particularly important, because it is a complex and challenging market with many different varieties, cultivation methods and protocols, market segmentation and differentiation across the world.
In trial Cluster tomato NUN 09008 TOF.
Sustainable solutions
Nunhems’ research and development strategy explores general features, such as sustainability, as well as specific market solutions in its genetic improvement program.“Vegetable genetics has a key role to play in improving the sustainability of production, which has become a top priority for many growers,” explained Coert. “The high-tech tomato sector is particularly intensive and varieties that help tomato growers save lighting, heating or labor, reduce costs and benefit the environment.”
Talent
“We are delighted to expand our expertise in tomatoes even further,” said Michel Ten Hacken, Nunhems’ Global Head of Marketing and Sales. “With a well-rounded outlook on this additional market, Nunhems is set to become a leading talent in high tech tomatoes, as it has championed other tomato segments.”For more information please contact:
- Harm Ammerlaan, Sales Specialist Tomatoes
E-mail: [email protected] - Veronique Savelkoul, Sales Specialist Tomatoes
E-mail: [email protected]
*under application for inclusion in the EC Common Catalogue of Vegetable Varieties.
