AU: Good test results for gourmet tomato variety
“The variety exhibited no signs of disease in the trial, and had the highest marketable yield and marketable fruits.” A key advantage of the new variety is improved firmness that allows the growers to leave the fruit on the vine to a later stage for better flavor attributes without negatively impacting shelf life.
SV0215TH tomato variety.
Growers have been quick to take advantage of the new gourmet tomato variety, including North Queenslander Craig Brackley. Craig and his father Andy first trialled SV0215TH on a small scale two years ago, and after seeing fantastic results in the field and at market, they’re eager to keep working with the new hybrid.
“We had a really good look at it in action in 2014, and from what we saw of it, from its overall quality to its disease package, we were really impressed,” Craig says. “It has a nice, healthy bush and quite a large leaf structure, which gave us a lot of confidence. “It was also quite robust, and the pruners certainly didn’t have any problems with it. The pickers didn’t mind it either because the stalks were easy to work with. “The fruit was well received by the market, and our agent loved it. He said the colour was quite vibrant in the fruit, and it had a nice gloss. In the end, we heard good reports back about it, which we were really pleased with.”
For more information
Seminis
Andrew Hansen
In North Queensland
T: +61 (0) 488 316 837 and Una Woodhouse
In Central Queensland
T: +61 (0) 429 196 615
www.seminis.com
De Ruiter Seeds
http://www.deruiterseeds.com