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News01-07-2024
Denomination of new official downy mildew race in lettuce
On 1 July, the European committee of the International Bremia Evaluation Board (IBEB-EU) published the denomination of a widely occurring new race of downy mildew in lettuce: Bl:41EU.
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News01-07-2024
Rijk Zwaan celebrates 100 years of people, pioneering and ‘moving forward’
Rijk Zwaan, an international fruit and vegetable breeding company, is celebrating its first centenary. Since its foundation in 1924, Rijk Zwaan has grown into a global player, active in more than 100 countries. The centenary celebrations kicked off on 1 July 2024, 100 years to the day from when the company was originally founded.
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Events12-06-2024
Lockyer Valley Growers’ Expo 2024
Collaborating with Queensland growers to develop year-round, tailored variety programs is a key focus for Rijk Zwaan during this year’s Lockyer Valley Growers’ Expo.
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News14-05-2024
New race of downy mildew in spinach
A new race of downy mildew in spinach has been officially named. The International Working Group in Spinach (IWGP) officially denominates a new race of the downy mildew pathogen (Peronospora effusa) on spinach, Pe: 20, and Rijk Zwaan is pleased to offer resistant varieties.
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Events13-12-2023
2024 Events
Key dates for industry events through 2024, for Australia's vegetable and horticultural industry.
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Events04-06-2023
Knowledge for Growth: Hort Connections inspires a colourful and healthy life
Bringing together bright, healthy and inspiring vegetables, along with a deeper understanding of the foods we eat and why, is Rijk Zwaan’s focus at this year’s Hort Connections.
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Events14-05-2023
International Spinach Conference and Field Day
The vegetable industry gathered in Victoria at the end of April for a horticultural showcase featuring the Victorian Vegetable Innovation Days and the 10th International Spinach Conference. The spinach conference was led by renowned spinach specialists Dr Jim Correll from the University of Arkansas and Dr Lindsey du Toit from Washington State University.
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Stories24-01-2023
Beef tomato Tafury can boost the entire segment
“Tafury RZ enables us to offer our customers a tasty and visually appealing beef tomato as a way of stimulating the market for medium-sized and large tomatoes,” says Christopher Juranek from REWE Germany. The food retail chain has been carrying this Rijk Zwaan tomato under its REWE Bio label since winter 2021/2022. It is supplied by Biosabor, an organic production company based in Spain. Rijk Zwaan is presenting this promising tomato variety in line with its theme of ‘Freshly Forward, from Foundation to Future’ at Fruit Logistica in Berlin.
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News04-12-2022
Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV)
The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) is an emerging and rapidly spreading plant virus and has a major impact on global tomato production and distribution.