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[[File:gigant.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Gigant Purelesa', August 2017. ©Kelly]]  
 
[[File:gigant.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Gigant Purelesa', August 2017. ©Kelly]]  
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[[File:gigant2.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Tomato 'Gigant Purelesa', plant, June 2017. ©Kelly]]
  
 
'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]]
 
'''Grower:''' [[:Category:AB_GI_K|Kelly]]
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'''Year:''' 2017
 
'''Year:''' 2017
  
'''Accession:'''  
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'''Accession:''' 305
  
 
'''Seed Source:''' Gayla Trail, Toronto, ON.
 
'''Seed Source:''' Gayla Trail, Toronto, ON.
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!style="background:#d9f1d5;" width="100"| 2017
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|width="750" align="left" style="background:#d9f1d5;" | Meaty fruit with soft flesh. Earthy and sweet complex flavour. Fruit seems somewhat susceptible to cracking with uneven weather/moisture. 5 lbs/plant.
 
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==Plant Growth Observations==
 
==Plant Growth Observations==
  
'''Vine Growth Type:'''  
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'''Vine Growth Type:''' Indeterminate
  
'''Vine Growth Habit:'''  
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'''Vine Growth Habit:''' Indeterminate
  
'''Plant size:'''  
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'''Plant size:''' Large
  
'''Leaf type:'''  
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'''Leaf type:''' Regular
  
'''Leaf Coverage:'''  
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'''Leaf Coverage:''' Fair
  
'''Maturity:'''  
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'''Maturity:''' Mid (80 days)
  
 
==Fruit Observations==
 
==Fruit Observations==
  
'''Skin colour:'''  
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'''Skin colour:''' Pink
  
'''Flesh colour:'''  
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'''Flesh colour:''' Pink
  
'''Fruit Shape:'''
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'''Fruit Shape:''' Beefsteak
  
'''Fruit Fasciation:'''  
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'''Fruit Fasciation:''' Smooth
  
'''Fruit Firmness:'''  
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'''Fruit Firmness:''' Soft
  
'''Fruit Set:'''  
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'''Fruit Set:''' Good
  
 
'''Average Fruit Diameter:'''  
 
'''Average Fruit Diameter:'''  
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'''Average Fruit Length:'''  
 
'''Average Fruit Length:'''  
  
'''Average Fruit Weight:'''  
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'''Average Fruit Weight:''' 140 grams
  
 
==Affliction Observations==
 
==Affliction Observations==
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==Other Observations==
 
==Other Observations==
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* Extreme radial cracking with uneven moisture levels.
  
 
==History==
 
==History==
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* Name means "Pureles' Giant" in Russian.
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* Seeds were originally sent to Tatiana Kouchnareva of BC, in exchange with Tamara Yaschenko of Biysk, Siberia, Russia in 2006. Tatiana first offered the seeds in the 2007 SSE Yearbook.
  
 
[[Category:Tomatoes]]
 
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[[Category:AB_GI_K]]
 
[[Category:AB_GI_K]]
 
[[Category:2017]]
 
[[Category:2017]]

Revision as of 11:12, 29 December 2017

Tomato 'Gigant Purelesa', August 2017. ©Kelly
Tomato 'Gigant Purelesa', plant, June 2017. ©Kelly

Grower: Kelly

Year: 2017

Accession: 305

Seed Source: Gayla Trail, Toronto, ON.

Comments:

2017 Meaty fruit with soft flesh. Earthy and sweet complex flavour. Fruit seems somewhat susceptible to cracking with uneven weather/moisture. 5 lbs/plant.

Plant Growth Observations

Vine Growth Type: Indeterminate

Vine Growth Habit: Indeterminate

Plant size: Large

Leaf type: Regular

Leaf Coverage: Fair

Maturity: Mid (80 days)

Fruit Observations

Skin colour: Pink

Flesh colour: Pink

Fruit Shape: Beefsteak

Fruit Fasciation: Smooth

Fruit Firmness: Soft

Fruit Set: Good

Average Fruit Diameter:

Average Fruit Length:

Average Fruit Weight: 140 grams

Affliction Observations

Other Observations

  • Extreme radial cracking with uneven moisture levels.

History

  • Name means "Pureles' Giant" in Russian.
  • Seeds were originally sent to Tatiana Kouchnareva of BC, in exchange with Tamara Yaschenko of Biysk, Siberia, Russia in 2006. Tatiana first offered the seeds in the 2007 SSE Yearbook.