Finding What Works for Georgia Tomato Growers

By Emily Cabrera

Takeaways

• UGA researchers are studying changing virus pressure in Georgia tomato fields.
• Field trials identified four tomato cultivars that performed well under natural disease pressure.
• Research and Extension teams work together to give growers practical information they can use now.

A good tomato has a lot to do before it reaches a grocery store.

The plant has to produce enough fruit to make the crop profitable for a farmer, and then the fruit must achieve the size, color, firmness and flavor consumers expect.

More importantly, the plant has to survive long enough to produce a tomato at all.