Tomato Variety Trials - Fall 2001 |
Variety |
Seed Source |
Yield
(lbs./plant)z |
Fruit
size |
Percent
ripe |
Comments |
Celebrity |
Peto |
31.6 |
large |
18 |
Radial stem cracks |
Heatwave |
Peto |
27.6 |
large |
59 |
Firm fruit |
SunMaster |
Rogers/Novartis |
27.2 |
med-large |
54 |
Yields well |
Best Healthy |
TAMU |
25.6 |
large |
45 |
Uniform yield across field |
Florasette |
Seminis |
19.6 |
med-large |
60 |
Nice fruit and plant |
BHN 444 |
BHN |
19.6 |
large |
58 |
Uniform, firm fruit |
Surefire |
Rogers/Novartis |
19.3 |
small |
64 |
Small, firm fruit |
SureBest |
TAMU |
19.2 |
small |
81 |
Not as good as Surefire |
BHN 563 |
BHN |
18.8 |
med-large |
28 |
Firm fruit |
Bingo |
Ferry Morse |
18.6 |
large |
33 |
Still looks good |
BHN 189 |
BHN |
18 |
large |
26 |
Looks promising |
Whirlaway |
Ferry Morse |
17.3 |
med-large |
85 |
Standard; still looks good |
Florida 91 |
Seminis |
16.7 |
large |
21 |
Firm fruit but late |
Sunchaser |
Seminis |
15 |
large |
42 |
Large fruit; but not many per plant |
Heart Healthy Cherry Surprise |
TAMU |
14.1 |
small |
83 |
Good production |
BHN 555 |
BHN |
12.8 |
large |
25 |
Average production |
zDouble row planted on a 72 inch bed with one drip line per bed; Each rep consisted of 2 wide beds 25 feet long; five plants per rep were harvested
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