New Jersey Tree Fruit Breeder Honored For Patented Peach
November 17, 2015 
Joe Goffreda was recently honored as an “Inventor of the Year” from the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame. (Photo credit: Brandon Cantarella, NJAES)
Joseph Goffreda, associate professor of plant biology and pathology and director of the Rutgers Fruit and Ornamental Research Extension Center was one of seven individuals recently honored with the “Inventor of the Year Award” by the New Jersey Inventors Hall of Fame.
Goffreda was honored for breeding TangOs, a hybrid peach variety with an excellent flavor, unique flat shape, and resistance to major diseases, particularly bacterial spot.
Goffreda worked with lab technician Anna Voordeckers, to develop a unique peach.
TangOs have a signature flat shape and yellow skin color. (Photo credit: Brandon Cantarella, NJAES)
“Voordeckers, my co-inventor of NJF16 (TangOs), and I decided to combine the genes for a flat peach shape, heirloom cling-peach flavor, and the complete lack of any red over-color, so that the fruit would be visually striking and readily identified by the consumer,” explained Goffreda.
Goffreda, who also has 12 patents for apples, apricots and nectarines, has led the Rutgers tree fruit breeding program since 1989.
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