Tomato Variety Trials - Spring 2009
Variety of Tomato Seed source Foliage* Fruit Set* Comments

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Lia

Hazera 5.0 4.0
Great foliage and set; early

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Xanman

Seminis 4.0 4.0
Good set; early; very large fruit

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Shanty

Hazera 4.0 4.0
Good set; early

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768

BHN 5.0 3.5
Super foliage; a bit weak on set

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Ser

Seminis 5.0 3.5
Super foliage; a bit weak on set

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0928

BHN 5.0 3.0
Good foliage

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Dominator

Seminis 0.0 3.0
Weak foliage and set

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Galilea

Hazera 3.5 4.0
Ok; some fruit ripe early

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Sheena

Hazera 3.5 4.0
Early ripening; foliage a bit weak

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Huichol

Seminis 3.0 4.0
Weak foliage; blossom end rot

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0929

BHN 3.0 3.0
Weak foliage and set

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Sunpride

Seminis 5.0 4.5
Excellent

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Celebrity

Many 5.0 4.5
Standard; one we are trying to beat
Seminis 4.5 4.5
Excellent yield, fruit quality and foliage

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E27.33907

US Agriseeds 5.0 3.5
Good foliage and fruit size

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602

BHN 4.0 4.5
Excellent yield and fruit quality

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444

BHN 4.0 4.5
Continues to perform well
US Agriseeds 4.5 3.5
Looks promising; fruit may be better than Celebrity
Hazera 4.0 4.0
Very large fruit; good foliage; promising

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Tygress

Seminis 4.0 4.0
Looks promising, nice plant size

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Amelia

Harris Moran  
Medium plant; medium set; medium to large fruit

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Heatwave

Heirloom 4.0 4.0
Old standard

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Bingo

Heirloom 4.0 4.0
Old standard

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E27.33904

US Agriseeds 3.5 4.5
Not as good as 33907
Hazera 3.0 4.5
Very large fruit; could be promising

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E27.33903

US Agriseeds 3.0 4.5
Good set; foliage a bit weak

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Sunsation

Seminis  
Medium plant; poor set; small to medium size

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961

BHN 4.0 3.0
Looks promising
Heirloom 3.0 4.5
Standard for earliness and fruit set
Heirloom 3.0 4.0
Old standard

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Tycoon

Hazera 3.0 3.5
Did well in some areas

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HA 3085

Hazera 2.5 4.0
3096 is better

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Florida 47 R

Seminis 3.5 3.0
Did not perform as in the past

* Average ratings on 6/9, 6/19, and 7/7; 1 = poor, 5 = good

Transplants set out in mid-April; 60 to 70 mph wind storm removed all flowers and fruit in mid-May; Hence, set was late; Crop ruined by 15+ inches of rain in May and June.  Best two new varieties were Crista and Phoenix; Surefire made the most fruit; Sunpride and 444 performed well.