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Tomatoes bred the modern way – tasty and healthful
Nowadays new vegetable varieties are developed through a combination of traditional plant-breeding methods and modern genetic analysis. Bayer CropScience and its subsidiary Nunhems have used this process – known as integrated breeding – to create new varieties of tomatoes that fully meet the ever more demanding requirements of professional vegetable producers and consumers. It is an innovative breeding technique that involves great precision. Scientists first identify the genes in the genomes of tomato plants that regulate the sugar or vitamin content of the fruit, for example, and analyze this data. They then systematically cross the plants that have the most favorable profiles. It generally takes between three and five years to create a new variety in this way. Conventional breeding takes twice as long.
The result are new tomato varieties that have a more intense flavor and also contribute to a healthy diet. Nunhems is a global specialist for vegetable seeds, supplying innovative products, concepts and expertise for professional fruit and vegetable production.
The result are new tomato varieties that have a more intense flavor and also contribute to a healthy diet. Nunhems is a global specialist for vegetable seeds, supplying innovative products, concepts and expertise for professional fruit and vegetable production.
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