Breeding hyloom and disease-resistant tomatoes with Greg Vogel of Cornell University

Podcast: Growing For Market Podcast · Andrew Mefferd, Katie Kulla, April Parms Jones

Opublikowano: 2026-05-27

“Hyloom” tomato varieties have become popular with growers for the combination of heirloom flavor and looks, and grower-friendly traits like improved vigor and disease resistance. In this interview we talk with Greg Vogel, Assistant Professor of Plant Breeding and Genetics at Cornell University, who is working on breeding hyloom tomato varieties. If you’re a tomato nerd you’re in luck because we go deep on them in this interview. We talk about what makes an heirloom, what makes a hyloom and the traditional breeding practices that allow any farmer to try their hand at making one. We also...