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Low yield of large pale yellow beefsteak tomatoes. Average flavor. [60] Green Doctors Green 75–85 Open Pollinated Hybrid ~1 oz Cherry Indeterminate Regular Leaf A variation of the Dr. Carolyn variety discovered by Dr. Amy Goldman in New York c. 2002. Sweet and tart in flavor [61] [62] Green Giant Green 85 Hybrid 12–32 oz Beefsteak Indeterminate
A beef tomato (British English) or beefsteak tomato (American English) [1] [2] is a large tomato. [1] Grown on the plant Solanum lycopersicum, it is one of the largest varieties of cultivated tomatoes, regularly at 20 cm (7.9 in) in diameter with some weighing 450 g (1 lb) or more. [3]
The large, lumpy variety of tomato, a mutation from a smoother, smaller fruit, originated in Mesoamerica, and may be the direct ancestor of some modern cultivated tomatoes. [11] The Aztecs raised several varieties of tomato, with red tomatoes called xitomatl and green tomatoes (physalis) called tomatl . [12]
It was the most popular variety of tomato in the world, according to Thomas J. Orton, a professor in the department of plant biology and pathology at Rutgers University. [6] The Rutgers tomato, at its peak, made up more than 60% of all commercial tomato sales. [7] The Rutgers tomato plummeted in popularity with commercial farmers in the 1960s.
The Hanover Tomato is a mostly large variety of cultivated tomato grown in Hanover County, Virginia.While most Hanover Tomatoes that come to market are large fruits, they are not necessarily defined by their size but rather by the geographic setting—normally in coastal soil rich in sand—in which they are grown.
The celebrity tomato is a cultivar of the species Solanum lycopersicum. It is a crossbreed of the common tomato that is widely used for various culinary purposes. This tomato is of great size and is known to be resistant to most tomato diseases such as Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt, Tobacco mosaic virus and Root-knot nematode due to its ...