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Varieties for the East



Redline (formerly RFT 4971) features a disease package ideal for growers in the Southeast US contending with TSWV and Fusarium 3 disease pressure. Targeting mainly Spring plantings, but also working well in the Fall, this determinate beef tomato provides excellent performance in a wider range of planting environments than most other commercial varieties. Redline is especially well-suited for Eastern US stake culture. This vigorous plant has shown best results with a light to medium pruning in our pruning trials. It has smooth shoulders, a very small blossom end scar, and excellent leaf coverage to help protect fruit from sunburn.



Talladega
is a mid-season variety enhanced by high resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV). This tomato was developed for the Southeast US growing regions primarily for the Fall, where some heat setting ability can be important. In trials, Talladega has produced consistently large yields of high quality fruit. The medium to large plant performs well with light to medium pruning. In the race for profits, Talladega is leading the pack.

 


Finishline (formerly RFT4974) produces extra large and large fruit suited for a mature green harvest. This determinate tomato is well suited for staked production areas in the US. It offers high resistance to tomato spotted wilt and fusarium wilt race 3 for growers in the Southeast, as well as verticilium and stemphilium. Finishline is well adapted to the Georgia/North Florida fall planting slot and has delivered impressive results in internal trials as well as commercial plantings. Finishline joins a family of new varieties developed and designed with the grower in mind.
 

Mountain Spring produces excellent size and firmness for the Carolinas, the Midwest, and the Northeast. Developed by Dr. Randy Gardner at North Carolina State University, this tomato has proven its ability to produce high yields year after year. Its excellent quality fruit tolerates cracking, has uniform green shoulders, and can stand up to harsh growing conditions in the East.

 

Carolina Gold features a unique yellow-gold color. This beef tomato is very adaptable, and its strong, determinate plant produces mostly extra large and large fruit throughout the season. To maximize yield potential, stake culture is recommended.

 

Sebring features extra large to large fruit, uniform green shoulders, and fruit quality characteristics that have been excellent in trials. This mid-season determinate stake beef tomato also offers high yield, tight blossom end, and smooth shoulders. The medium to tall plant requires light to no pruning. Developed in conjunction with the University of Florida/IFAS tomato breeding program, this hybrid has an excellent disease resistance package including fusarium race 3 and fusarium crown root rot.

 

California Full Season Solution 



In California mature green and vine-ripe markets, Bobcat has demonstrated fruit quality, uniformity, and firmness. This tomato performs well in early and mid-season plantings, and typically produces smooth fruit in extra large and large sizes. The plant habit has been vigorous, yet compact enough to provide excellent foliage protection to the crop. Bobcat produces high yields of uniform, extremely firm fruit that hold up well from farm to market.



In numerous commercial plantings in California, QualiT 21 outyielded other commercially grown varieties by delivering higher packouts of extra large and large sizes. This tomato delivers excellent firmness, internal structure, and uniform ripening. Its vigorous plant has set fruit with a concentrated maturity and size, without sacrificing crown fruit in the furrow. QualiT 21 also offers high resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and some root knot nematode races.

 



QualiT 23 meets growers’ demand for a season-long tomato program suitable for Summer and Fall harvests in the Central Valley of California. This beefsteak tomato features a vigorous vine that keeps marketable fruits out of the furrow, while providing excellent cover from the intense summer sun. The plant can withstand high temperatures, and the fruit maintain their extra large to large size and quality.

 

Varieties for the West 



Valleycat is a mature green tomato developed for California growing regions. This main season variety has demonstrated concentrated yields of extra large and large fruit. It also offers good color development under Ethylene gas, an internal structure preferred by Fresh Cut operators, and firmness that allows for extended shelf life.



Wolverine is a main season mature green tomato that has shown outstanding performance in the California market and can be an excellent choice for Fresh Cut and processing. In trials, this tomato has produced excellent globe fruit that are firm and red. Wolverine’s comprehensive disease package includes high resistance to fusarium wilt race 1 and 2, as well as demonstrated heat set ability, making this variety an excellent choice for a well-rounded planting program.

 

 

Scout, developed for the early to mid California season, offers growers a vigorous, widely adapted plant with the ability to set fruit under cooler temperatures. This determinate tomato produces firm fruit that has a nice globe shape and a deep red color. It offers early season maturity in addition to high quality. Scout makes an excellent choice for the Fresh Cut industry.

Saladettes 



MiRoma offers high packouts for growers in the San Joaquin Valley. In trials, this large, blocky saladette produced high yields of smooth, firm, extra large and large fruit. It is very thick walled with a deep red color. The plant is typically strong with a good canopy and concentrated set of uniformly maturing fruit, making it well suited for a once-over hand harvest. MiRoma also benefits from high resistance to some root knot nematode races.

 



MiReina offers fruit quality with high yield potential in the Central and Northwest growing regions of Mexico. This saladette has shown good results in a range of other growing areas as well. It features large fruit that set well and a comprehensive disease package.

 



MiRey is an open field determinate saladette for the California open field bush segment and Mexico ’s vine ripe market. In trials, this large, blocky fruit with very thick walls has produced desirable-sized fruit with a globe shape and good red color. The vigorous determinate plant features a strong canopy that covers the bed without falling into the furrow. In addition, MiRey offers a comprehensive disease package that includes intermediate resistance to some races of root knot nematode.

 

Variety Description Approx. Maturity Culture Approx. Size Fruit Characteristics Disease Resistance
BEEFSTAKE

Bobcat

In California mature green and vine-ripe markets, Bobcat has demonstrated fruit quality, uniformity, and firmness.

Early to mid-season

Bush / Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

Beef, globe shape, uniform green shoulders, jointed, very firm.

HR
Fol (1, 2); S; V;
IR: Ss

Mountain Spring

Mountain Spring produces excellent size, firmness, and high yields for the Carolinas, the Midwest, and the Northeast.

Early-mid season

Stake / Bush

Mostly extra large and large.

Globe. Uniform green shoulders. Firm and tolerant to cracking.

HR
Fol (1, 2);
S; Ss; V; 

QualiT 21

QualiT 21 delivers excellent firmness, internal structure, and uniform ripening for California growers, and features high resistance to tobacco mosaic virus and some root knot nematode races.

Mid-season

Bush / Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

Uniform green shoulders. Excellent fruit size and firmness.

HR:  
Ss;
M; S;
Fol (1, 2);  ToMV (0-2); TMV; V

QualiT 23

QualiT 23 meets growers’ demand for a season-long tomato program suitable for Summer and Fall harvests in the Central Valley of California.

Mid to late season

Bush / Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

Uniform green shoulders.  Uniform fruit size and shape. Excellent firmness.

HR
Fol (1, 2);
TMV; 
V;  ToMV

Scout

Developed for the early to mid California season, Scout offers growers a vigorous, widely adapted plant with the ability to set fruit under cooler temperatures.

 

Early to mid-season

Non-staked

Mostly extra large and large.

Excellent fruit shipping qualities; Ripens uniformly under ethylene gas

HR
Fol (1, 2,); 
S; V

IR:  Ss

Sebring

A mid-season, determinate stake beef tomato, Sebring features large to extra large fruit, uniform green shoulders, and fruit quality characteristics that have been excellent in trials.

Mid-season

Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

Smooth, deep oblate, firm, thick walled fruit.

HR
Fol (1, 2, 3); For;  Ss; V

Redline

Redline features a disease package ideal for growers in the Southeast US contending with TSWV and Fusarium 3 disease pressure, and is especially well-suited for Eastern US stake culture.

Mid-season

Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

Very firm fruit.

HR
Fol (1, 2, 3); TSWV; V

Valleycat

Valleycat is a mature green tomato developed for California growing regions. This main season variety has demonstrated concentrated yields of extra large and large fruit. It also offers good color development under Ethylene gas, an internal structure preferred by Fresh Cut operators, and firmness that allows for extended shipping. It features a comprehensive disease package that includes high resistance to root knot nematode. Mid-season Non-staked Large-very large.

High concentration of extra large fruit. Excellent interior qualities. Gasses to an attractive red color.

HR
Fol: 1, 2 / S / V / M

Wolverine

Wolverine is a main season mature green tomato that has shown outstanding performance in the California market and can be an excellent choice for Fresh Cut and Processing markets.

Mid-season

Non-staked

Mostly extra large and large.

Globe shaped fruit. Firm and red.

HR
Fol (1, 2); S; V

Carolina Gold

Carolina Gold features a unique yellow-gold color and a strong, determinate plant that produces mostly extra large and large fruit throughout the season.

Mid-season

Bush / Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

Deep oblate. Uniform green shoulders. Small blossom-end scar.

HR
Fol (1, 2); V

Talladega

Talladega is a mid-season variety enhanced by high resistance to tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV).

Mid-season

Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

Globe to deep globe with slightly ribbed shoulder.

HR
Fol (1, 2); Ss

Variety Description Approx. Maturity Culture Approx. Size Fruit Characteristics Disease Resistance
SALADETTE / ROMA

MiRoma

MiRoma offers high packouts in the San Joaquin Valley, and has produced high yields of large, blocky saladettes with smooth, firm, extra large and large fruit in trials.

Mid-season

Bush / Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

Blocky saladette with very thick walls and good interior/exterior color.

HR
Fol (1, 2); M

MiReina

MiReina offers fruit quality with high yield potential in the Central and Northwest growing regions of Mexico.

Mid-season

Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

Square round fruit shape with very high quality.

HR
Fol (1, 2); Ss; V; Pst;

Sahel

A high quality, indeterminate saladette for the Mexico market, Sahel has shown great size and excellent yield with a good disease package.

Mid-season

Stake

Mostly extra large and large.

High yields of excellent quality, firm, glossy fruit.

HR
Fol (1, 2); For;S; Ss; V; ToMV; V 
IR

M

SPECIALTY

Supersweet 100

A favorite of home gardeners, Supersweet 100 is a bedding plant for growers and commercial cherry tomato growers that does well in most tomato growing areas.

Early season

Stake

3/4 – 7/8" diameter.

Round. Jointed.  Green shoulders.

HR
Fol (1); V

 

 

 

 

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