Madiba F1 Hybrid Tomato
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| Crop remark: | Tall vigorous hybrid plant that require support system. Highly productive plant with Firm medium large red fruits with long shelf life suited for long distance, fresh market and processing industries. |
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| Growing region: | Medium to high attitudes |
| Cultivation: | Ideal for greenhouse or open field production |
| Seed rate/acre: | 35 gms |
| Approx seeds/gm: | 350 seeds |
| Spacing: | 60 × 60 cm |
| Plant traits: | Semi determinate / large red fruits |
| Crop architecture: | Closed canopy with Jointed pedicel |
| Days to harvest: | 70 - 75 days after transplanting |
| Harvest period: | 5 - 9 months |
| Fruit shape: | Very firm high round fruits with flat end |
| Fruit weight (g): | 130 g - 150 g |
| Yield potential: | 40 - 45 tons/acre |
| High resistance: | Root knot nematodes |
| Intermediate resistance: | Fusaruim wilt, Bacterial wilt & verticillium wilt and stemphylium |
| Available pack sizes: | Kadogo, 100 seeds, 300 seeds, 2.5g, 5g, 10g, 25g, 50g, 100g |
| Usage: | Eaten raw as a garnish for salads and appetizers, sliced thinly for sandwiches, or added to various pasta, meat, and vegetable dishes. They are also used in soups, stews, and sauces. Processed into jam, paste, puree |
| Health benefits: | Rich in Vitamins C, K and Ascorbic acid, sources of folate, minerals such potassium, magnesium. Has antioxidants and anti-inflamatory, helps to reduce cholestral level |