SV8444TE* F1 Hybrid Tomato Determinate Saladette

OUTSTANDING QUALITIES

  • UNIFORM FRUIT OF GOOD QUALITY
  • EXCELLENT YIELD POTENTIAL
  • INTERMEDIATE RESISTANCE TO TOMATO YELLOW LEAF CURL VIRUS

SV8444TE* is a hybrid with very good uniformity, large fruit size and firmness. SV8444TE* has strong vigour with good leaf cover that protects the fruit exposed to the sun. The plants have intermediate resistance to Tomato yellow leaf curl virus and Fusarium race 3 and excellent yield potential.  The variety is widely adapted and performed well in most production areas.

SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS

  • SV8444TE* can be planted to reduce risk in areas Fusarium wilt race 3 and TYLCV
  • This variety needs to be trellised

CHARACTERISTIC: SV8444TE*
KIND: F1 hybrid tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)
TYPE: Semi-determinate saladette
FIRMNESS: Excellent
MATURITY: Medium-early (70 – 75 days after transplanting for first harvest)
SEASON: Year round culture in frost free areas. Rainy and post rainy.
FRUIT WEIGHT: 140 – 180g
FRUIT SHAPE: Blocky
ATTACHMENT POINT: Small, neat
FRUIT COLOUR: Bright red
UNIFORMITY: Very good
LEAF COVER: Very good
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
High resistance: Verticillium dahliae race 1 (Vd: 1), Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici races 1, 2 and 3 (Fol: 1 – 3), Tomato mosaic virus 0,1,2 (ToMV 0,1,2), Stemphillium solani (Ss,Sl,SBl), Fulvia fulva races 1-5 (Ff:1-5), Fusarium oxysporum f.sp radicis lycopersici (forl) and Tomato torrado virus (ToTV)
Intermediate resistance: Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), Meloidogyne incognita, Meloidogyne javanica  (Mi,Mj)
MARKETS / END USE: Fresh market
POPULATION GUIDE: 16 000 – 20 000 final stand per ha
SPECIAL FEATURES: Good disease package, excellent fruit quality.