Rio Grande Original

Mid-season variety. Suitable for mechanical harvesting. Matures 120-125 days after sowing. Fruits are plum-shaped, weighing 110-120 g, dense, very transportable. Intended for fresh consumption and processing. Resistant to Verticillium and Fusarium (race 1) wilts, and stem Alternaria blight. Recommended for direct sowing in open ground. A mid-early variety of excellent quality for open-ground cultivation. Primarily intended for processing into tomato paste, juices, canning, and pickling, also suitable for fresh consumption. Forms uniformly shaped, oval, meaty fruits with thick walls, average weight 90-110 grams. Maintains excellent qualities during long-distance transportation. Tolerant of hot summer growing conditions. This variety is characterized by stable high yields and disease resistance. Very popular in Ukraine and the Southern region of Russia.