date:Mar 12, 2014
cultivation is the selection of the right breeds. The export market demands quality fruit with a good shelf life that can compete with produce from Morocco, Spain and Israel. It can not be sensitive to cracking, and has to be tolerant against the cold weather as the cherry tomatoes are grown during the winter. Next to this a resistance against Tomoto Yellow Leaf Curl Virus (TYLCV) is very important in the Middle-East.
One of the varieties that Rijk Zwaan is marketing in Egypt is Moscatel RZ, a