Video: How Plant Breeders Are Building Aphid Resistance Into Lettuce

The work that goes into developing today’s superior vegetable seed varieties is beyond impressive. Part of that development revolves around building in numerous favorable plant traits. Eric Christianson, Sales Manager West for Rijk Zwaan USA, has a unique perspective on all the plant-breeding magic that’s being put into practice. I was able to catch up with him in the field to discuss what it takes to build aphid resistance into lettuce.

Watch the video below to learn how aphid resistance actually works — and why it’s more about plant traits than pest deterrence.

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