NEW ZEALAND - A new apple variety has entered the scene, and it boasts unique qualities you won’t want to miss. In collaboration with VentureFruit™, T&G Global recently revealed its new Tutti™ hot climate tolerant apple variety at Berlin Fruit Logistica. The variety has undergone extensive research and growing trials under the variety name HOT84A1 for the past five years.
“Addressing the potential impact of climate change on the world’s apple and pear sector is not something one business can do, it takes collaboration, knowledge sharing, commitment, and a vision for what is possible,” said Gareth Edgecombe, T&G Global’s Chief Executive Officer. “Through the dedication of our partnership and testing partners, the Hot Climate Partnership addresses both climate change mitigation and adaptation. Innovative varieties like Tutti can grow in warm and rising temperatures, while at the same time potentially help open up new growing regions which previously may have been unsuitable for growing apples and pears given their climatic conditions. It’s innovative solutions like Tutti that our sector needs to meet the evolving needs of our global consumers and customers, and ensure we continue to build a sustainable and resilient sector.”
The Hot Climate Partnership has 13 apple and pear varieties that are completing their final years of evaluation and testing, including consumer sensory research conducted across key markets. VentureFruit expects to commercialize an additional five new hot climate apple and pear varieties over the next seven years.
The brand name Tutti connects both to the grower benefits of sustaining apple production into the future and to consumers looking for a great-tasting apple, according to a press release.
“With the world’s climate changing, it’s vital innovative new varieties are developed to withstand high temperatures and enable growers across all major continents to adapt and have sustainable businesses, while providing consumers with great-tasting apples—and that’s what Tutti delivers,” says Morgan Rogers, VentureFruit’s General Manager.
Tutti will be commercialized through a peer-to-peer network, allowing participating third-party license holders the ability to grow, market, and sell the variety within their territory. The new variety is open for licensing to all growers, fresh produce sales and marketing companies, and plant nurseries.
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