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The tomato (US: / t ə m eɪ t oʊ /, UK: / t ə m ɑː t oʊ /), Solanum lycopersicum, is a plant whose fruit is an edible berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers.
It will hybridize with common domestic tomatoes. [9] There are annual, biennial, and perennial varieties. [10] Solanum pimpinellifolium is important in tomato breeding.. Its relatedness to tomatoes [11] and ability to freely cross with them has allowed it to be used for the introduction of disease resistance traits in tomato varieties, as well as in the study of the genetic control of tomato ...
Seeds given to Bill McDorman when in Irkutsk, Siberia in 1989, by a gentleman named Sasha. Selected by Organic Garden Magazine as one of the 10 best early producing tomatoes in the world. [121] Scorpio (Skorpion) Red 70–80 days hybrid, true to Type 6–8 cm diameter, 400-800g Round, oblate, beefsteak Indeterminate Regular Sandwiches Salads ...