VEGETABLE CULTIVAR AND CULTURAL TRIALS

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1 VEGETABLE CULTIVAR AND CULTURAL TRIALS 2007 PREPARED BY: D. WATERER W. HRYCAN FUNDED BY: AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND Department of Plant Sciences University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, S7N 5A8 Telephone: (306) Fax: (306)

2 HEIRLOOM TOMATOES 2007 Date to 50% Total yields Mature yields Marketable Unmktable % Immature Mature exterior colour Cultivar Source 000/ha t/ha 000/ha t/ha 000/ha t/ha Taste Acidity Overall rating Amish Paste Rich R/O Banana Legs Rich Y,DYSt Black Krim Os TER DR, GS Black Prince J DR/O, GS Brandywine Ve, WDM OT,TER LR, GS Buckbey's New 50 Day TF R Camay EG R/O Cherokee Purple WDM Sep P/R, GS Debaro J BR Early Annie TF Sep R Early Wonder TF Pi Comments Attractive, wide roma shape. Mealy flesh, acidic, poor flavour Attractive elongated roma, very uniform shape. High fruit numbers. Bland flavour, mealy texture Catfacing on most fruit. Unattractive green jelly. High % unmarketable Good flavour, sweet, unattractive green jelly. High mktable yield. Sprawling plants, easy to Excellent flavour. Fleshy fruit, deeply lobed, catfacing on most fruit. Difficult to Good flavour. Small, round cracks on shoulder. Easy to Excellent flavour, slightly sweet, firm texture, attractive fruit. Large viney plants, but easy to Good flavour, slightly mealy texture. Attractive, deep coloured fruit, unattractive green-brown jelly Attractive small fruit, almost cherrytomato sized, excellent sweet flavour. Difficult to Average flavour, tart, high yield. High fruit number. Viney and bushy, difficult to Attractive pink fruit, mushy texture, very poor flavour. Compact plants are easy to 63

3 Eva Purple Ball J,TER Pi Attractive fruit, good sweet flavour, uniform shape, nice size. Poor yield Fireworks TF O/R, YS Garden Peach Os,SW LY Gold Emperor EG Sep O Grandma's Pick PALM R Great White J LY, DYS High yields. Average flavour, slightly mealy texture. Compact plants, easy to Unique fuzzy fruit. Bland flavour, mushy texture. Large, viney plants, difficult to Attractive, few seeds, slightly mealy texture. Difficult to distinguish breaker stage Slightly bitter flavour. Deeply lobed fruit, extreme catfacing. Large viney plants, few fruit Excellent flavour, meaty fruit. Large, lobed fruit, attractive light yellow colour. Cracking at stem end Green Zebra WDM Os Y/G, GSt Attractive green striped fruit. Very juicy, good flavour, high acid. Very low yield Grightmire's Pride WDM Pi/R Marmande TF DR, GS Mini Orange Os BO Average Sep * 49.2* 408.9* 36.1* 51.7* 8.3* Unique heart shape fruit, attractive. Cracking at blossom end. Good flavour, below average yield Fruit shape is variable. Unattractive green jelly. Upright plants, easy to Very attractive small fruit, excellent flavour. High fruit number, almost all fruit is marketable. Viney plants Bold = Recommended in 2007 n/a = data not available Colour: Acidity: 1 - low acid *** Previously recommended n/r = no ripe fruit ed B - bright S - shoulder P - purple 5 - high acid --- Indicates cultivar did not L - light R - red Pi - pink reach 50% breaker stage D - dark O - orange G - green Taste/overall rating: 1 - poor * #s for cherry-type tomatoes are not included in the averages St - stripes Y - yellow 5 - excellent 64

4 HEIRLOOM TOMATOES 2007 continued Date to 50% Total yields Mature yields Mature exterior Marketable Unmktable % Immature Cultivar Source 000/ha t/ha 000/ha t/ha 000/ha t/ha colour Taste Acidity Moskvich J BR Overall rating Comments Attractive large fruit, high yielding. Unappealing flavour, mealy texture. Viney plants, difficult to Mr. Stripey Os R/O, YSt n/a n/a 2.0 Unattractive, deeply lobed fruit, pale colour Mr. Ugly *** PALM Sep R/O Deeply lobed, meaty fruit. Mushy texture, bland flavour, large seeds Old German WDM R/O,Y Fruit colour is variable. Sweet flavour, mealy texture Orange King *** BG O/Y Attractive, medium size. Very meaty, slighly mealy texture, good flavour Oxheart *** DOM NOR R/O Persimon SW Sep O Excellent flavour, low acid, mealy texture, many small jelly cavities. Variable shape and size Excellent sweet flavour, slightly mealy texture. Long vines, difficult to, low yield Pineapple Park Sep O/Y Very sweet, low acid, unique flavour. High degree of catfacing, low yield Rose J Pi Sasha Altai TF Sep R/O Siberian Red TF Sep R/O Excellent flavour, meaty, firm texture. Deeply lobed fruit, catfacing and cracking at stem end Attractive small fruit, excellent flavour. High fruit number. Compact plants, easy to, low unmktable Very attractive fruit, light golden speckles on red skin. Acidic, bitter. Compact, easy to 65

5 Sicilian Saucer WDM R/O n/r n/r 0.5 Late maturing, no ripe fruit. Deep lobes, flattened fruit, unique shape. Large bushy plants, few fruit set Siletz Os Sep R/O Acidic flavour, firm texture. Very compact plants, easy to Sophie's Choice TF Pi Bland but OK flavour. Excessive catfacing, cracking at stem end. Large upright plants, but easy to Stupice BG Sep BR Tart but OK flavour, high acid. Mealy texture. Attractive small fruit Super Italian Paste WCS R/O Large roma-type, attractive. Poor flavour, mealy texture. Jelly cavities are not completely filled Valencia J Sep BO Excellent flavour and texture, meaty fruit. Uniform size and shape Yellow Brandywine Yellow Pear OT, WCS DOM NOR Sep O/Y BY Yellow Plum NOR BY Average Sep * 49.2* 408.9* 36.1* 51.7* 8.3* Excellent flavour and texture. Lobed fruit, excessive cracking at stem end. Few fruit set Attractive pear-shape, cherry-tomato sized fruit, excellent fruit number. Long vines, difficult to Very attractive, elongated cherrytomato fruit. Bland flavour. High fruit number. Trusses of 5-7 tomatoes. Long vines, difficult Bold = Recommended in 2007 Date seeded: May 3 Colour: Acidity: 1 - low acid *** Previously recommended Date transplanted: Jun. 1 B - bright S - shoulder P - purple 5 - high acid --- Indicates cultivar did not Date of first : Aug. 10 L - light R - red Pi - pink reach 50% breaker stage Date of final : Sep. 18 D - dark O - orange G - green Taste/overall rating: 1 - poor St - stripes Y - yellow 5 - excellent n/a = data not available Spacing: in row - 50 cm n/r = no ripe fruit ed Between row m * #s for cherry-type tomatoes are not included in the averages 66

6 HEIRLOOM TOMATO FRUIT CHARACTERISTICS 2007 Cultivar Source Interior Exterior Shape Taste Acidity Amish Paste Rich R/O R/O 40 H Banana Legs Rich LY Y 40 EB Black Krim Os,TER R, GJ DR, GS 15 F/R,V Black Prince J DR/O,GJ DR/O,GS n/a R,H Brandywine Ve,WDM OT,TER Length (cm) Width (cm) Colour % Jelly Uniformity of shape Uniformity of size Pi LR, GS 15 F,Lo Buckbey's New 50 Day TF LR R 25 F/H Camay EG R/O R/O R Cherokee Purple WDM R P/R, GS 15 R/F,Lo Debaro J R BR 45 Ov,E Early Annie TF R R 40 R Early Wonder TF Pi Pi 30 F Eva Purple Ball J,TER Pi Pi 30 R/H Fireworks TF O/R O/R, YS 45 R Garden Peach Os,SW LY LY 50 R Gold Emperor EG O/Y O 15 H,R Grandma's Pick PALM LR R 30 F,Lo Great White J LY LY, DYS 15 FH Green Zebra WDM,Os LG, DGJ Y/G, GSt 50 R n/a Grightmire's Pride WDM R Pi/R 20 H,Lo Marmande TF R, GJ DR, GS 35 R,F,V Mini Orange Os R/O BO 60 R Moskvich J R BR 40 R,F Mr.Stripey Os R/O R/O, Yst 10 F,Lo n/a n/a 2.0 Mr.Ugly *** PALM R/O R/O 30 F,Lo Overall rating 67

7 Old German WDM LO R/O,Y 20 R Orange King *** BG O/Y O/Y 20 R Oxheart *** DOM,NOR Pi/O R/O 10 R,H Persimon SW O O 15 F,Lo Pineapple Park Y/O O/Y 30 F,R,Lo Rose J LPi Pi 10 F/H Sasha Altai TF R/O R/O 50 R Siberian Red TF R R/O 45 F,R Sicilian Saucer WDM LR R/O 30 F,Lo n/r n/r 0.5 Siletz Os R/O R/O 20 R,SF Sophie's Choice TF Pi Pi 30 R,SF Stupice BG R BR 45 R Super Italian Paste WCS R/O R/O 10 E Valencia J BO BO 15 R Yellow Brandywine OT,WCS BO O/Y 20 F,Lo Yellow Pear DOM,NOR Y BY 65 P Yellow Plum NOR Y BY 60 E/R Average Bold = Recommended in 2007 Colour: Shape: Acidity: 1 - low acid *** Previously recommended B - bright R - red Lo - lobed 5 - high acid n/a = data not available L - light O - orange V - variable D - dark Y - yellow S - slightly Taste/overall rating: 1 - poor Date seeded: May 3 St - stripes P - purple R - round 5 - excellent Date transplanted: Jun. 1 S - shoulder Pi - pink H - heart Date of first : Aug. 10 J - jelly G - green B - banana Date of final : Sep. 18 F - flat Ov - oval E - elongated 68

VEGETABLE CULTIVAR AND CULTURAL TRIALS

VEGETABLE CULTIVAR AND CULTURAL TRIALS 2007 PREPARED BY: D. WATERER W. HRYCAN FUNDED BY: AGRICULTURE DEVELOPMENT FUND Department of Plant Sciences University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive Saskatoon,