Tomato: Growing Practices and Nutritional Information
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Tomato plants are suited for growing in a wide range of climates. It can be grown in greenhouses throughout the year. Tomato plants are suitable for hydroponic growing also. Tomato is the one of the most popular and largest cultivated vegetables with variations in size, colour and shape. Size varies from small (tiny tomatoes) to large (plum tomatoes) while shape varies from round, oblong and globe. Tomatoes are available in many colours also such as green, pink, red, yellow, and orange. Tomatoes are also one of the largest canned vegetables. Tomatoes are also known for its highest nutritional value. Tomato is counted among the top 50 nutrient-dense, plant-based foods.
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Tomato
Growing Practices and Nutritional Information
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Tomato: An Introduction
Scientific name of Tomato is Lycopersicon esculentum. Tomato is the world’s largest vegetable crop after potato and sweet potato. It belongs to the Solaneceous family, along with tobacco, potato and bell pepper. Tomato is native to Peruvian and Mexican region. It is considered as a very important vegetable due to its high nutrient value. The wide versatility in its usage makes it a favorite vegetable among food consumers and food processors alike.
There are thousands of different types of cultivars and varieties of tomatoes. There are mainly heirloom tomatoes and hybrid tomatoes. What we get in the markets or the regular type tomatoes are mostly hybrid tomatoes that are carefully bred for specific edible characteristics.
tomatoes-1765890_960_720.jpgFigure 1: Hybrid Tomato Plant
Heirloom tomatoes are naturally-occurring, open-pollinated non-hybrid varieties of tomatoes. Sometime these tomatoes are referred as ‘heritage tomatoes’. These plants are not pest-disease resistant or high-yielding as commercial hybrid tomato cultivars. Their fruits have very less shelf life as compared to that of commercial cultivars.
tomatoes-3630037_960_720.jpgFigure 2: Heirloom Tomato Plant
Tomato plants are suited for growing in a wide range of climates. It can be grown in greenhouses throughout the year. Tomato plants are suitable for hydroponic growing also. Tomato is the one of the most popular and largest cultivated vegetables with wide variations in size, colour and shape. Size varies from small (tiny tomatoes) to large (plum tomatoes) while shape varies from round, oblong and globe.
tomatoes-3426655_960_720.jpgFigure 3: Different Shapes and Sizes of Tomatoes
Tomatoes are available in many colours also such as green, pink, red, yellow, and orange. There are blue, dark purple and black tomatoes as well.
tomatoes-1703968_960_720.jpgFigure 4: Different Colours of Tomatoes
Tomatoes are also one of the largest canned vegetables. Tomatoes are also known for its highest nutritional value. Tomato is counted among the top 50 nutrient-dense, plant-based foods. In fact, tomato is the most popular and less expensive superfood available to us today.
Taxonomy: Detailed taxonomic classification of tomato plant is given below:
Origin and Distribution: Tomatoes are believed to be originated in South America. Today tomato is cultivated in every nook and corner of the world, in open fields, greenhouses, commercial farms, home gardens, and in hydroponic grow systems. Major commercial producers of tomatoes are China, Europe, India, and the USA.
Plant Description: Tomato plants are grown for its fruits, i.e. tomatoes. Tomatoes are botanically fruits called ‘berries’ but considered as culinary vegetables as they are used as vegetables rather than as fruits.
Two types of tomato plants are widely grown. These are Determinate (bush type) tomato plants and Indeterminate (vine type) tomato plants. Bush-type plants are annuals that stop growing at a certain height presenting a bush-like appearance; their stems are strong and they produce only one crop, all at once.
Determinate Tomatoes or Bush Tomatoes: These are dwarf, bushy, early-maturing type of tomato plants that are easy to grow and need no pruning and training. They are adapted to cool growing environments and are suitable for container gardening.
tomatoes-1523614_960_720.jpgFigure 5: A Bush Tomato Plant
Some popular varieties in this category are ‘Celebrity’, ‘Better Bush’, ‘Siberian’, ‘Beaverlodge’, ‘Glacier’, ‘Early Girl’, ‘Mountain Spring’, ‘Sophie's Choice’, ‘Bushsteak’ and ‘Ida Gold’.
Indeterminate Tomatoes: These tomato plants grow up to 3 meters in height; stem is tender and vine-like and often needs support; these plants are perennials but can be cultivated as annuals. Fruits are available throughout the year and therefore indeterminate tomato plants are preferred for commercial cultivation. Some popular varieties in this category are Sun Gold, Big Boy, Sweet Million, and Beef Steak.
Picture1.jpgFigure 6: Indeterminate Tomato Plants
Semi-Determinate Tomatoes: There are some tomato varieties which are having both the characteristics of determinate and indeterminate tomatoes. For example, Roma and San Marzano.
Commercial Varieties: Based on the size of the fruits, tomatoes are classified into 7 groups such as beefsteak tomatoes, plum tomatoes, cherry tomatoes, grape tomatoes, Campari tomatoes, Tomberries, and globe tomatoes.
Beefsteak tomatoes: These are large tomatoes having 4 inches or more in diameter, and are round shaped with thin skin. Beef steak tomatoes are mainly used for sandwiches. They are indeterminate type of tomatoes.
Plum tomatoes: They are thick and fleshy, oblong-shaped tomatoes having 3-4 inches length and 2 inches diameter with high TSS (total soluble solids). They are suitable for canning, and for making sauce and tomato paste. They are semi-determinate type of tomatoes. For example, Roma
Cherry tomatoes: These are small, round tomatoes of cherry-size; they are with less than one inch in diameter and sweet in taste. Some popular cultivars are Patio Choice Yellow, and Tumbling Tom Yellow.
cherry-tomatoes-445363_960_720.jpgFigure 7: Cherry Tomatoes
Grape tomatoes: These are small, round tomatoes of grape-size; they look like tiny variations of plum tomatoes
Campari tomatoes: These tomatoes are bigger than cherry tomatoes, but smaller than plum tomatoes.
Tomberries: They are very tiny tomatoes having about 5 mm in diameter.
Globe tomatoes: These are tomatoes of average size, globe-shaped and having a diameter between 2 and 2.5 cm. They are commercially cultivated for processing and fresh consumption purposes.
Blue Tomatoes, Black Tomatoes and Tigerella Tomatoes
Blue Tomatoes: