Tinker F1 Hybrid Indeterminate Mini Plum Tomato
OUTSTANDING QUALITIES
- LEADING MINI PLUM VARIETY
- OUTSTANDING FLAVOUR AND HIGH SUGAR CONTENT
- INTENSE RED COLOUR
- EXCELLENT YIELD POTENTIAL
- HIGH RESISTANCE TO COMMON LEAF DISEASES
Tinker is a vigorous, indeterminate baby plum tomato variety especially suited for production under protection, but experience showed that Tinker can be grown successfully in the open field. Yield potential is excellent and up to 60 fruits can be borne per cluster when plants are pruned to two stems. Tinker is the preferred choice of leading retail stores due to the excellent flavour, high sugar content (approximately 10 %) and intense red fruit colour. Tinker’s fruit is unlikely to crack and weight approximately 15 g. Tinker has the ability to set fruit under cool conditions and has high resistance to Fusarium wilt race 1 (Fol:1), Leaf mould (Ff: A-E), Grey leaf spot (Ss) and Tomato mosaic virus races 0-2 (ToMV: 0-2).
SPECIAL VARIETAL REQUIREMENTS
- Tinker may be grown open-field when properly trellised
- Adequate light and optimal temperatures ensure good flavour and colour development
CHARACTERISTIC*: TINKER
KIND: Indeterminate F1 hybrid tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)
TYPE: Mini plum
PRODUCTION TYPE: Under protection and open field
FIRMNESS: Excellent
MATURITY: Medium early
PLANT VIGOUR: Medium
SEASON: Year round culture in frost-free areas
FRUIT WEIGHT: 12 – 18 g
FRUIT SHAPE: Blocky
PEDUNCLE: Jointed
ATTACHMENT POINT: Minute, neat
SHOULDER: Smooth
SHOULDER COLOUR: Uniform green turning red
COLOUR: Intense red
FLAVOUR: Outstanding
UNIFORMITY: Excellent
LEAF COVER: Good
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC):
High resistance: Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. lycopersici race 1 (Fol:1), Fulvia fulva (Ff: A-E), Stemphylium solani (Ss) and Tomato mosaic virus races 0-2 (ToMV: 0-2)
MARKET USE: Single fruit, pre-packing, export
POPULATION GUIDE: 24 000 – 28 000 final stand per ha
SPECIAL FEATURES: Outstanding flavour and colour and high yield potential. Suitable for open field production
