Tomato breending program: obtaining varieties adapted to southwestern Paraná

Abstract

Genetic improvement can be found at a very high level of genetic uniformity and in some cases
is inaccessible to certain growing conditions, especially agroecological conditions. As a rule,
farmers are being affected by the lack of tomato varieties adapted to the production system,
making it difficult and / or difficult to plant the crop, due to the low yield and redoubled care
with the management. With this in mind, a genetic improvement program for a tomato crop was
started, aiming at a variety of open pollination adapted to a southwestern region of Paraná.
As an alternative to commercial hybrids, reducing costs and dependence on external markets,
since they can multiply their own seeds.