A Tomato Line That’s Ripe for the Picking

A Tomato Line That’s Ripe for the Picking By: Jessica Ryan Email: arspress@usda.gov Researchers from USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and their university partners are helping U.S. tomato growers fight a devastating crop disease. Researchers found that a tomato line developed 30 years ago is showing good resistance to the emerging tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV), a virus that has the potential to cause billions of dollars in damage to the tomato industry in the United States and worldwide.