TYPES OF TOMATO (PART 1)

TOMATO (Solanum lycopersicum) the tomato is the red berry type fruit which belongs to the nightshade family Solanaceae which also includes chili peppers, potato, eggplant, etc. and is native to South America. There are 2,161 hectare of tomato commercially grown in Malaysia in 2018 producing 176,600 metric tons for domestic and export market. Two main export destination are Singapore and Brunei DS. Despite technically being a fruit, the tomato is generally categorized as a vegetable. Garden Tomato, Tomato is few of the common names of the plant. Tomatoes are available in a wide variety of shapes, sizes, and colors, while red tomatoes are the most common one. Tomatoes are once considered poisonous and were grown only for ornamental purposes under the names “tomatl,” “love apple” or “pomme d’amour.” Pear Tomato, Branch Tomato, Raf Tomato, Cherry Tomato, Globe Tomato, Roma Tomato, Sun Gold Tomato, Big Beef Tomato, Juliet Tomato, Beefsteak Tomato, Eva Purple Ball Tomato, Cherokee Purple Tomato and Green Zebra Tomato are some of the popular varieties of tomatoes that are grown around the world due to its higher nutritional value and delightful taste. Nowadays tomatoes are found being used in countless different food items like pastas, pizzas, ketchup, various beverages, and as an included flavor element in dishes from breakfast to dinner. Blog "Anim Agriculture Technology" write about types of tomato.

There  are many types of tomatoes in the world. There are 13 numerous variants of tomatoes and every offer the many advantages listed above and much more. Listed here are the most typical kinds of tomatoes.

1. Pear Tomato 
Since the title signifies, it features a form of a pear or perhaps a light bulb. Its color may not be extreme however the flavor is extremely powerful, which makes it well suited for elaborating salsas or even soups (gazpacho). This particular variety is generally in the cans.

2. Branch Tomato

Also called “slicing” tomatoes, are classified as the normal tomatoes of commerce. They’ve got a globe shape, having a thicker as well as meaty skin. It really is utilized in a number of processing, yet mostly for fresh consuming. This kind of tomato could be stored for very long amounts of time.

3. Raf Tomato

This particular variety, grown within the Spanish region of Almeria is usually referred to as “pata negra” tomato. The raf tomato is extremely preferred because of its unique taste, because of the high-content of sugars. The color is green along with red stripes, having deep grooves as well as the structure is fleshy as well as soft, having a fairly sweet as well as succulent flavor.

4. Cherry Tomato

Tiny and spherical, appearing like a cherry, just a bit bigger. The texture is firm, crispy, having a fruity taste. It’s an ideal variety for salads, for decorating dishes as well as utilized in recipes for skewers( great on the grill!).

5. Globe Tomato

They are your regular alternative of tomatoes and therefore are also known as Beefsteak tomatoes or even Slicing tomatoes. They’re effortlessly recognizable because they’re big, spherical, as well as red. They could also weigh to two pounds.

6. Roma Tomato

Also referred to as plum tomatoes, those are the least succulent of most tomatoes. Because they’re thicker as well as consist of much less seeds as compared to various other tomato variants, Roma tomatoes really are a preferred for pasta sauces.

7. Sun Gold Tomato

Sun Gold is really a 65-day, indeterminate golden-orange cherry tomato. The plants are large and rangy, so they have to be well attached, and really should be encompassed by a powerful cage, just like the Tomato Tower. Support them well, and they will provide an amazing large quantity of 1″ diameter ultra-sweet fruit over the full Three months. If you reside exactly where summers are hot, you most likely do not have much difficulty developing fairly sweet, tasty tomatoes. However in places that summer is short as well as nights are cool, tomatoes never become very sweet.

8. Big Beef Tomato

Big Beef is yet another indeterminate tomato, however it creates huge, 4 to 6″ diameter fruit which are perfect for tomato sandwiches. At 80 days, this particular variety is early for the beefsteak-type, therefore it generally obtain a couple of weeks price of ripe fruit just before frost. Tomato Ladders work nicely just for this variety.

9. Juliet Tomato

Juliet is actually a 60-day indeterminate which produces an enormous crop. The fruit is oblong and it is about 2″ prolonged. It’s firm, shiny and also quite thick, just like a small paste tomato. Juliet ripens rapidly as well as furious, and is utilized for soups, sauces, salsas as well as cold salads. Additionally they get stewed whole for canning, and get halved for drying.

10. Beefsteak Tomato 

Beefsteak tomatoes are definitely the biggest types of grown tomatoes, occasionally weighing 1 lb (.5 kg) or even more. The majority are red or pink with plenty of little seed compartments distributed through the fruit, occasionally exhibiting pronounced ribbing much like historic pre-Columbian tomato cultivars.  This article divided in thirteen (13) segment namely Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12 and Part 13 respectively. Thanks...

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M Anim,
Room 824, Thistle Hotel,
Johor Bahru, Johor,
Malaysia.
(July 2020).