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Growing global demands and intensified agriculture pose challenges for growers in managing high-quality, sustainable produce, combating plant diseases, and cultivating resilient crops. Rijk Zwaan's Defense label offers a solution, providing growers worldwide with healthy produce and peace of mind, showcasing collaborative industry efforts.
Healthy produce, peace of mind
Rijk Zwaan's R&D program focuses on developing resistances in crop genetics for high-tech, protected and open-field cultivation. The Defense label clearly identifies these varieties as optimal solutions for specific plant diseases. As a vegetable breeding company, our primary goal is to eliminate as many crop cultivation-related concerns as possible. Therefore, we are continuously working to develop new, innovative and unique resistances against common and problematic plant diseases as the basis for offering growers new concepts and solutions. We are very proud that the following resistances are already part of our Defense label assortment:
Nasonovia Defense™
A new, natural source of resistance that helps defend your lettuce crop against both known types of Nasonovia ribisnigri.
Ag Defense™
Our Ag Defense melon varieties have high and natural resistance against aphids (Aphis gossypii).
Bon Defense™
Our Bon Defense Cucumber varieties have high resistance against the mosaic virus (CGMMV).
Delhi Defense™ Courgette
Our Delhi Defense courgette varieties have intermediate resistance against the New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV).
Delhi Defense™ Cucumber
Our Delhi Defense cucumber varieties have intermediate resistance against the New Delhi virus (ToLCNDV).
For Defense™
Our For Defense cucumber varieties have intermediate resistance to Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum.
Fusarium Defense
Our Fusarium Defense lettuce varieties have resistance against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lactucae (Fol).
Lt Defense™
Our Lt Defense sweet pepper varieties have intermediate resistance to Leveillula taurica (Lt) also known as powdery mildew.
Pb Defense™
Our Pb Defense cauliflower varieties have high resistance to clubroot (Pb).
Rugose Defense™
Our Rugose Defense tomato varieties have high resistance to Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV).
Px Defense™
Px Defense™ melon varieties offer natural, intermediate resistance to powdery mildew, helping growers reduce disease pressure.