Tomato Breeders Roundtable 2013 Country Reports Favi Vidavski

Tomato Breeder’s Roundtable 2013 Country Reports Favi Vidavski, Tomatech, Israel

Major Varieties: Single Harvest Fall Segment: Yeliz (Seminis), AT-06 (Seminis), Seval (Local Company), Linda (Zeraim) Winter Segment: Bestona (Nunhems), Anıt (Local Company), Azra (Seminis) Spring Segment: Newton (Syngenta) Cluster Harvest Winter Segment: Ikram (Syngenta), Argyl (Syngenta) Major Diseases: TYLCV, FCRR and Nematode are main diseases in protected crop. Also bacterial problems are threating nurseries and growers who make production in winter segment. TSWV is the main problem for open field. Also it is affecting spring crop, mainly in late plantings. The next five years disease tolerance will be one of the unique subject. Growers will tend to select the variety which will secure them in terms of unexpected disease epidemic. So, multi disease tolerance varieties will be critical point for the seed companies together with other yield and quality parameters.

Major varieties : Roma type - CANILES (ZERAIM GEDERA) Cluster type- Ramylle ( Rijk Zwann) Ventero (Monsanto/ De Ruiter) Beef or loose - Vernal ( Enza Zaden) Torry ( Syngenta) Raf type - Delicia (clause) Rebelion (vilmorin) Duma ( syngenta ) Cherry standard-Creativo (clause) Cherry mini plum: Mini Star (Sakata) Angell ( syngenta) Major diseases: Virus: TYLCV, “TOC” , Pep. MV (pepino dulce), Bacterial: Clavibacter Michiganensis Nematodes, all Fusarium and every day more Fusarim Crown rot , Leveilula taurica (powdery mildew ) and cladosporium. The next five years: The market want extra quality , less use of chemicals, less residues. The farmers facilities (green house and structures) continue like some years ago. develop hybrids with the best balance between quality and resistance will be victorious.

Major varieties : Cherry- Creativo (CL), Tyty (SYN), Gram (RZ), Tropical (NUN) Oval Variety- Piccadilly (SYN), Pixel (ISI), Cluster Varieties- Roventa (MON), Ventero (MON), Letizia (CL), Desiderio (CL), Cartesio (CL). Elongated Variery- Parsifal (CL). Oxheart tomato , pear type, beef type pinton type, etc… Major diseases: Tylcv, nematodes, Fusarium and Fusarium crown root rot, TSWV The next five years: More Competition with the emerging countries like Morocco. More and more small niches, (grape, hi-flavor, etc…) that will probably become more important in the near future.

Major varieties In greenhouse 70% Elpida (Enza zaden), 7% Formula (Monsanto) 7% Belladona (Hazera), 6 % Extasi (nirite seeds) 4% Torry (Syngenta) For outdoor: Bobcat from Syngenta, Gally from a local company Major diseases : TYLCV , Tuta absoluta, phytophtora, fusarium wilt, Nematodes, Bacterial diseases. In the last years we see more Clavibacter mechiganencis. The next five years: The market need Tylcv resistances and more green house in Peloponnese.

Major varieties : Round TYLCV : Pristyla and Retyna : 1600 ha on total of 2100 ha Round without TYLCV : Calvi and Gabriella : 900 ha Cluster : Pitenza : 500 ha Cherry : Katalina : 700 ha plum(Santa type) : Luci-plus , Vitorino and Ministar : 300 ha Cocktail: Shiren and Genio: 350 ha Major diseases: TYLCV , Nematode, Cladosporium and Botrytis; Next five years : social problem in Morocco should be an issue. Transport so LSL obligatory