Difference between revisions of "Platillo"
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| + | [[File:platillo3.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Platillo', Sept 2015 ©Kelly]] | ||
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[[File:06platillo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Platillo', June 29 2015 ©Kelly]] | [[File:06platillo.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Platillo', June 29 2015 ©Kelly]] | ||
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'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]] | '''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]] | ||
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==Fruit Observations== | ==Fruit Observations== | ||
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==Other Observations== | ==Other Observations== | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 13:31, 3 January 2016
Grower: Kelly
Year: 2015
Accession: 175
Seed Source: Received from PGRC (CN 570).
Comments:
2015 Great variety, excellent tomatoey acidic flavour. Heavily pleated. Grew well in high heat, although ripening did delay a bit. Doesn't like to be crowded. Really good production. Earliest fruit was the largest at about 8 oz each. Approx 6.5 lbs/plant.
Contents
Plant Growth Observations
Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate
Vine Growth Habit: Intermediate
Plant size: Large (4.5-5ft)
Leaf type: Regular
Leaf Coverage: Good
Maturity: Mid (84 days)
Fruit Observations
Skin colour: Bi-coloured (light red with dark orange shouldering)
Flesh colour: Pink
Fruit Shape: Pleated/Oblate
Fruit Fasciation: Extreme Fasciation
Fruit Firmness: Firm
Fruit Set: Excellent
Average Fruit Diameter: 4"
Average Fruit Length: 2.75"
Average Fruit Weight: 170g (6oz)
Affliction Observations
Other Observations
- Ripening delays in 30C+ heat.
History
- Collected in 1966 from Puerto Rico and donated to PGRC.
