Free eOrganic webinar on Tomato Varietal Improvement

Organic vegetable growers need varieties that are optimally adapted to their farming systems. In a free eOrganic webinar about organic tomato breeding, participants will describe how to develop and select improved vegetable varieties using the breeding component of the tomato organic management and improvement (TOMI) project as an example. The goal of this project component is to develop new tomato varieties that are resistant to the most problematic diseases facing organic tomato growers, and have the good fruit flavor that customers expect from heirloom varieties. Specific topics will include: identifying key traits, choosing appropriate parents and a selection approach, making crosses, selecting from segregating populations for desirable traits, using genetic markers to aid in selection for key traits, and saving seed.

Join eOrganic for the webinar about organic tomato breeding and variety improvement by some of the leading experts in this field! This webinar takes place on March 7th, 2017 at 2PM Eastern Time (1PM Central, 12PM Mountain, 11AM Pacific Time). It's free and open to the public and advance registration is required.

Click here to learn more and register at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2399952788384864002