As a "small" tomato, cherry tomato has a vast market in China. Now people's eating habits have been adjusted, and the demand for health and wellness foods is also increasing. The cherry tomato, which has the effect of quenching thirst and quenching thirst, replenishing blood and nourishing blood, is becoming more and more popular. So where is the cherry tomato source? What varieties of cherry tomatoes are common to us?
1. The origin of cherry tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes grow mainly on sunny slopes, roadblocks and bushes. At present, there are also many such varieties, mainly distributed in Fujian, Guizhou, Yunnan, Tibet and other places.
2. Varieties of cherry tomatoes
1, Kyotan No. 1
Jingdan No. 1 Cherry Tomato is a newly selected hybrid of Cherry Tomato from Beijing Vegetable Research Center, which is resistant to viral diseases. The plant is an infinite growth type with a strong leaf color and strong growth potential. The first inflorescence is born in 8-9 nodes and can bear more than 15 fruits per panicle, and a maximum of 60 or more. The fruit is round or slightly taller, the ripe fruit is red, and the single fruit weighs 8-12 grams. Fruity and sweet, with an excellent flavor and an average sugar level of 7, up to 10 degrees. Medium and early maturation, harvesting begins 50 to 60 days after planting in spring and 90 days from sowing to beginning harvesting in autumn.
2, Kyotan No. 2
Jingdan No. 2 plant is a limited growth type, the first inflorescence is born in 5-6 nodes, and the main stem is capped with 4-6 panicles. It ripens very early and begins harvesting 40-45 days after spring colonization and 85 days from sowing to harvest in autumn, with more than 10 fruits per panicle. The lower fruit is tall and round, and the upper fruit is high round with a pointed point. The ripe fruit is bright red and beautiful, and the single fruit weighs 10-15 grams.
3. Millennium Cherry Tomatoes
The variety is an infinite growth type, the first flower node is 7 to 8 knots, about 90 days from sowing to the first harvest, the fruit color is peach red, the fruit shape is short and oval, the fruit length is about 3.9 cm, the fruit diameter is about 2.5 cm, and the single fruit weighs about 20 grams. Spring cultivation in the southeastern Fujian Plain is sown from December to late January, autumn cultivation is sown from mid-July to early August, and open-field overwintering cultivation in the coastal plains of southern Fujian is sown in August to September; the planting density is about 1500 plants per mu.
4. Taiwan Ruby (i.e. The New Virgin)
Japan imported hybrid bag of unlimited growth type, red fruit cherry tomato, fruit spherical shape, single fruit weight of about 20 grams, red color, strong hardness, low acidity, high sugar, sweet taste, excellent commerciality, strong plant growth potential, good disease resistance, high temperature resistance, high temperature and low temperature resistance, high neatness, easy cultivation. Suitable for self-cultivation in protected areas and open fields.
The above is the introduction of the origin and variety of cherry tomatoes, the market situation of cherry tomatoes is relatively stable, the planting risk is small, it is easier to plant, and there is also a certain number of exports. Therefore, as far as the current market trend is concerned, the prospect of cherry tomato cultivation is still very good.