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Tech Research Qualifies New Tomatoes
Blacksburg —“Fantastic lybrid,” “Ace 55,” “Manapal” ind “Tropic” are all new omatoes which qualified for use n Virginia through variety trials it Virginia Tech’s horticulture esearch farm. C. R. O’Dell, extension pecialist in small fruits and vegetable production at Virginia rech, reported Fantastic Hybrid >erformed well as an early omato for the Blacksburg and Southwest Virginia areas. Its all-growing plants yield ibundant, smooth, red fruits that esist cracking, especially when [rown on a mulch. Compared to >ther early tomato varieties, fantastic gave the highest yields >f number one fruit. Ace 55 won favor as a nedium-early variety with heavy rields of very smooth, bright red ruits.
Top performing tomato^ imong the main-season varieties vere Manapal and Tropic, a new 'ariety from Florida. Both are all-growing and have resistance o fusarium and verticilium wilt lisease and other soil borne
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