TYPES OF TOMATO (PART 8)

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.

Types of tomato grown in many country are:

71. Bella Rosa Tomato
Plants create higher produces of huge red tomatoes that are spherical, firm, as well as extremely tasty. An excellent balance of acid and sugar. A heat tolerant variety that does very well in hot moist areas. Ideal for home gardens.

72. Bellestar Tomato
Earlier variety ideal for short seasons as well as concentrated harvests. Extremely determinate plants reach 15-24” tall and therefore are engrossed in spherical fruit weighing an average of 4-5 oz and measuring 2-2.5” in diameter. Smooth, fleshy interior is ideal for sauce, processing or even slicing for fresh consuming. Stems are joint less, leaving the flower calyx, making harvesting easy. Great resistance to breaking.

73. Better Boy tomato
Higher yields of smooth skinned, big fruit earn Better Boy a spot as one of the most widely used tomatoes cultivated in America and also as one of our all-time best sellers. The fruit has got outstanding classic tomato flavor with only the right balance of acid and sugar. A great slicing tomato. It really is broadly adapted through the entire country. Grow it in the tall cage or even tie to the stake for support. Space plants 24 to 36 inches apart.

74. Bi-Color Cherry Tomato
A fascinating but still unfamiliar cherry tomato variety along with extremely tasting fruits. The plant has tiny cherry fruits that ripen to the somewhat clear orange, along with delicate rosy blushes. The fruits are very unlike most common cherry tomatoes in look as well as their outstanding taste sets them apart too. Flavor is extremely sweet, similar to the Sun Gold and Sun Sugar, although together with delicate variations. Fruits are born in good sized groups. Plants are energetic and may even reach 6 ft.

75. Big Boy Tomato
The title, Big Boy, is simple to keep in mind and thus is the taste. This can be a huge, sandwich-type slicer along with smooth, bright red fruit plus a taste that everyone enjoys. It contains heavily in mid-season, however the indeterminate vines carry on fruiting, although not quite as seriously, till frost. Plants in the Alabama test garden, exactly where the weather is outstanding, have yielded 100 tomatoes every through a 10-week harvest season. Resistant against cracking. Space 24 to 36 inches apart.

76. Big Rainbow Tomato
This particular magnificent heirloom tomato was in 1990. initially from Polk County, MN. Our Tomato Fest organic seeds create large, vast, indeterminate, regular-leaf tomato plants which deliver reasonable to big crops of 1-2 lb. rib-shouldered bi-colored beefsteak tomatoes along with gold flesh together with stunning red streaks running all through. As fruits ripen they’ve got a rainbow appearance: greens around the shoulder, yellow, orange, gold in the center, and red on the blossom end. Fruit frequently has powerful red spots within as well as on bottom.

77. Big Raspberry Tomato
An uncommon variety along with big, reddish-pink fruits. They may be adjustable in form, but the majority of mine were heart-shaped. The distinctive taste is powerful as well as tangy with fruity overtones. Without stretching the imagination, you may taste an indication of raspberry.

78. Big Zebra Tomato
A wonderful tomato that appears similar to a huge form of our well-known “Green Zebra,” this particular 8-10 oz. beauty has got radiant green as well as deep gold striped skin, along with scrumptious red-streaked, green flesh. An excellent home and market tomato, plus a must for all those who adore the gorgeous and unique. Probably the most incredible tomatoes we’ve grown; so cool and vintage looking.

79. Black Cherry tomato
A cherry tomato is really a smaller sized garden variety of tomato. It really is common as a snack as well as in salads. Cherry tomatoes range in size from the thumbtip as much as the size of a golf ball, and may vary from being spherical to somewhat oblong in form. The more oblong ones often share qualities along with plum tomatoes, and therefore are referred to as grape tomatoes.

80. Black Pearl tomato
Black Pearl provides two distinctive tastes in a single cherry tomato-deep, rich and sweet simultaneously. Produces a good amount of 1½” purplish black fruits till fall. Enjoy quickly the vine and make certain to place a large bowlful within the refrigerator to get a special treat. Once chilled, Black Pearl features a distinctive, additional sweet, Concord grape taste.
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).