Leading translational science and research organisation, Fera Science Ltd, has released a new infographic detailing its plant metabolism study capabilities. The infographic, which provides information on the types of studies and the organisation’s experience in the sector, is available to download from the Fera Science website.
This year’s event will be taking place on Thursday 26th September at The Chesford Grange in Warwickshire. Fera’s Plant Clinic experts will be on hand to discuss our comprehensive range of tomato testing.
Anna Skelton, a Virologist at Fera Science, will be speaking at the event on the results so far for the AHDB project 'Tomato brown rugose fruit virus: Survival and disinfection'.
The aim of the conference is to reassure consumers that growers in the UK are using natural methods that are both complementary to the product and the environment.
Join us at the British Tomato Conference and see how we can help you...
Fera's Plant Clinic
Our crop testing and molecular facilities deliver expert diagnostics on a range of plant issues from all over the world. We have extensive expertise in the fields of bacterial, fungal, viral, insect and nematode identification.
Tomato Virus Diagnosis Screening
There are over 100 tomato viruses affecting crops worldwide. These can result in significant challenges to crop quality and yield. Symptoms can include a range of mosaic patterns on leaves, stunted growth in some cases and discoloured fruit.
Pospiviroid seed testing package (1500 seeds)
Viroids belonging to the genus Pospiviroid can cause severe symptoms in solanaceous crops including tomato and pepper, however, they often show no or only very mild symptoms in several solanaceous ornamental species.
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