FUTA introduces new variety of tomatoes to Nigeria
A statement from the university on Thursday said the new variety, named Eva F1, was cultured to suit the Nigerian market through the collaborative efforts of the School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology (SAAT) and the Teaching and Research Farm (TRF) of the institution.
“The Eva F1 Tomato is a variety five times bigger in size than the commonly available one in the Nigerian market and it is capable of producing paste more than four times the latter,” the statement said.
“The Eva F1 tomato has the rare quality of imperishability over a period of two weeks from date of harvest.”
Speaking at the formal presentation of the first harvest of the product to the Vice-Chancellor, Adeola Fuwape, the Dean, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Taiwo Amos, in company with the FUTA Farm Manager, Olajide Adedayo, said the Eva F1 seedling was imported from Israel and carefully nurtured in FUTA’s Greenhouse under controlled temperature.
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