On dit que les tomates sont la quintessence de l\u2019\u00e9t\u00e9 dans une bouch\u00e9e. Elles g\u00e9n\u00e8rent \u00e9galement plus d\u2019un demi-milliard de dollars de ventes \u00e0 la ferme annuellement et constituent le plus important produit d\u2019exportation parmi les l\u00e9gumes frais au Canada. Les producteurs canadiens sont confront\u00e9s \u00e0 la concurrence de r\u00e9gions o\u00f9 les co\u00fbts de production sont plus faibles, ce qui augmente la difficult\u00e9 \u00e0 conserver leur part de march\u00e9. Ils doivent innover afin d\u2019offrir un produit diff\u00e9rent qui leur donnera un avantage concurrentiel.<\/p>\n
En g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, les programmes de s\u00e9lection v\u00e9g\u00e9tale mettent l\u2019accent sur les caract\u00e9ristiques de production, comme le rendement ou la r\u00e9sistance aux maladies. Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) collabore avec Charles\u00a0Goulet de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 Laval pour veiller \u00e0 ce que les nouvelles vari\u00e9t\u00e9s de tomates poss\u00e8dent ces caract\u00e9ristiques, en plus d\u2019un \u00e9l\u00e9ment des plus importants pour les clients\u00a0: la saveur. La saveur est une caract\u00e9ristique complexe li\u00e9e \u00e0 la teneur en sucre, \u00e0 l\u2019acidit\u00e9 et \u00e0 l\u2019ar\u00f4me, ainsi qu\u2019\u00e0 la texture. L\u2019ar\u00f4me \u00e9tant d\u00e9fini par plus de 30\u00a0substances chimiques volatiles et des douzaines de g\u00e8nes, la g\u00e9nomique peut faciliter grandement la s\u00e9lection et permettre d\u2019atteindre une pr\u00e9cision in\u00e9gal\u00e9e \u00e0 ce jour. Ce projet misera sur la variation des g\u00e8nes li\u00e9s \u00e0 l\u2019ar\u00f4me pour d\u00e9velopper de nouvelles tomates ayant une saveur diff\u00e9rente. Les lign\u00e9es v\u00e9g\u00e9tales qui en d\u00e9couleront seront utilis\u00e9es par Vineland pour cultiver des tomates savoureuses et seront mises \u00e0 la disposition d\u2019autres producteurs de tomates. Les premi\u00e8res vari\u00e9t\u00e9s devraient \u00eatre offertes sur le march\u00e9 dans les trois ans suivant la fin du projet.<\/p>\n
Le d\u00e9veloppement de cultivars de tomates savoureuses et adapt\u00e9es aux conditions locales donnera aux serriculteurs canadiens un net avantage dans un march\u00e9 de consommation concurrentiel, avec des retomb\u00e9es \u00e9conomiques directes totales estim\u00e9es \u00e0 plus de 30\u00a0millions de dollars par ann\u00e9e.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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