Rehovot-based agro-tech company TomaTech has announced a major advancement in the fight against the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV), which has caused significant economic damage estimated as much as billions of USD in the last few years globally.
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Outbreaks have overwhelmed greenhouses across the North America, Europe, and the Middle East and is spreading to other regions.
Lead by Assaf Eybishitz PhD, the company furthered the fight against this pandemic of the tomato world by filing for a provisional patent for identifying the DNA markers correlated to its resistant traits which will accelerate the breeding and commercialization of high
"Following years of intensive R&D efforts, TomaTech has succeeded in identifying DNA markers that elicit resistance to ToBRFV," says TomaTEch CEO Ofer Ben Zvi.
"This discovery will allow us to rapidly develop a complete portfolio of resistant tomatoe varieties for global introduction and will benefit the growers and the entire value chain, providing a consistent supply chain while lowering production costs."
