Texas A&M AgriLife Research Leading Effort To Develop More High-Quality, Resilient Tomatoes

The improvement project will also focus on tomato qualities that are important to the consumer, such as flavor and texture. (Texas A&M AgriLife)

Texas A&M AgriLife Research Leading Effort To Develop More High-Quality, Resilient Tomatoes

The Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center will lead efforts to produce more climate-resilient, high-quality breeding lines of tomatoes. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 5:00am

In response to the growing challenges in tomato production, Texas A&M AgriLife Research’s Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center is leading the effort to develop and employ a systems-based approach to build a more sustainable and competitive tomato industry in the U.S.Awarded an $8.4 million grant by the U.S. Department of ...

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