- Campari tomato
Tomatobox
headercolor = pink
name = Campari
image_width = 111px
image_caption = Commercial campari tomatoes
type = Hybrid
maturity = 80 days
height = 9 feet
weight = medium
vine = Indeterminate
leaf = regular leaf
resist = T
color = Bicolor: Red
shape = globeCampari is a variety of
tomato , noted for its juiciness, high sugar level, low acidity, and lack of mealiness. Camparis are deep red and larger than acherry tomato , but smaller and rounder than aplum tomato . The popularity of the campari took off in North America in 2002, following a brief appearance on the television mafia dramaThe Sopranos .Originally from Europe, the campari was introduced in North America in 1997 by the Mastronardi Produce company, based in
Kingsville, Ontario ,Canada . Paul Mastronardi, a fourth-generation employee at the company, experimented with about 60 varieties of seeds before settling on the campari, after being urged by a customer to "Throw out all the rules that say big, big, big and let's focus only on flavour and see what that tomato looks like."cite news
last = Grice
first = Samantha
title = That's Campari
work =National Post
publisher = CanWest Global Communications Corp.
date = 2004-07-13
url = http://www.sunsetproduce.com/campari.html
accessdate = 2007-07-17 ]Sales of camparis have grown rapidly since the variety was introduced, and the tomato maintains a loyal following. The tomato is produced by three suppliers in North America: Eurofresh Farms, BC Hothouse, and Mastronardi Produce, the latter two being located in Canada. Together, the producers form the Campari Marketing Group, which produces 50 million pounds of camparis annually, as of 2005. [cite web
title = Campari Tomato Shippers Form Marketing Organization
work = Eurofresh Farms News
publisher = Eurofresh Farms
date = 2005-06-22
url = http://www.eurofresh.com/pressroom/jun2205.shtml
accessdate = 2007-07-17 ]The campari cultivar is a globe-shaped hybrid, with regular leaves, and exhibits resistance to the
tobacco mosaic virus . The plant grows 6-8 ft., and matures in 69-80 days. [ [http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/111017/ PlantFiles: Detailed information on Tomato, Greenhouse Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Campari' ] ]References
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List of tomato cultivars
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