Breeding for sustainability is at the heart of Rijk Zwaan’s approach to developing new and improved vegetable seeds.
Queensland Sales Representative, Maurice Schiavon, shares variety highlights from the 2021 Lockyer Valley Growers Expo.
Pretty to look at, bursting with flavour and helping to increase vegetable consumption, a new product from the Rijk Zwaan tomato snacking range will have tongues wagging at Hort Connections this year.
Food security is high on everyone’s agenda as more than 690 million people don’t have enough to eat (World Vision); more education about healthy food is needed to curb obesity and malnutrition; and innovative vegetable breeding is focusing on protecting our resources – how vegetable seed companies are addressing these concerns is one topic of conversation at this year’s Hort Connections.
Two new races of the downy mildew pathogen (Peronospora effusa) on spinach have been denominated by the International Working Group on Peronospora in spinach (IWGP). Isolate SP1924 found in Europe, is denominated as race Pe: 18. Isolate UA202001E, found in the USA, is denominated as race Pe: 19. Rijk Zwaan’s spinach program has already a selection of varieties resistant to Pe: 18 and Pe: 19.
A new Rijk Zwaan cucumber variety, Insula RZ, answers the market’s call for reliability and quality, especially during cooler growing periods, with the added benefits of Blueleaf® and CGMMV resistance.
As vegetable breeding company we look for ways to make vegetables more appealing. We do so by combining our breeding expertise with sensory research and consumer research, and we also work together with chain partners. Annette Meeder, a taste researcher at Rijk Zwaan, shares four examples.
Sustainable Vegetable Farm Days were held in Daylesford, Victoria on Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th March 2021.
Rijk Zwaan is a proud supporter of Health Futures Australia (HFA), a local not-for-profit organisation and health promotion charity headed by Dr. Shelley Bowen. Rijk Zwaan shares HFA’s belief that fresh, nutritious food is critical in building a happy and healthy human and local economy.
Rob Philip, Account Manager for Rijk Zwaan Australia presents a range of market leading spinach and chard varieties and new introductions featured at the East Gippsland Vegetable Innovation day (EGVID) trials during May 2020 at Lindenow, Victoria, Australia.
