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==Cultivars==
==Cultivars==
[[Image:Tomates anciennes.jpg|thumb|A selection of tomato cultivars showing the variation in shape and color available]]
[[Image:Tomates anciennes.jpg|thumb|A selection of tomato cultivars showing the variation in shape and color available]]
: See [[List of tomato cultivars]]
: See [[List of tomato cultivars]]
There are countless tomato [[cultivar]]s today, and some of the more common are listed below. Heirlooms tend to be grown for their flavor, colors and shapes, while hybrids are chosen for disease resistance, larger crops and uniformity.
There are countless tomato [[cultivar]]s today, and some of the more common are listed below. Heirlooms tend to be grown for their flavor, colors and shapes, while hybrids are chosen for disease resistance, larger crops and uniformity.
aka main crop, slicing or globe.
aka main crop, slicing or globe.
*'Celebrity' - widely grown
*'Celebrity', 'Big Boy' and 'Better Boy' - widely grown
*'Heatwave' - popular where summers are very hot
*'Heatwave' - popular where summers are very hot
*'Ace' - popular in California
*'Ace' and 'Pearson' - popular in California
*'Marglobe' and 'Rutgers' - old favorites
*'Marglobe' - old favorite
====Early tomatoes====
====Early tomatoes====
Fruit-set begins at lower night temperatures, and usually do well in cooler summer areas.
Fruit-set begins at lower night temperatures, and usually do well in cooler summer areas.
Includes: 'Early girl', 'Burpee's Early Pick', 'Pilgrim', 'First Lady', 'Dona'
====Cool-summer tomatoes====
====Cool-summer tomatoes====
Require less heat for fruit-set and ripening.
Require less heat for fruit-set and ripening.
Includes: 'Oregon Spring', 'Swift', 'Manitoba', 'Stokesalaska'
====Hybrid tomatoes====
====Hybrid tomatoes====
====Novelty tomatoes====
====Novelty tomatoes====
[[Image:Raf_Tomatoes.jpg|thumb|Variations in shape, color and price]]
These are grown for their unusual characteristics and colors. Many are heirloom varieties.
These are grown for their unusual characteristics and colors. Many are heirloom varieties.
*Yellow and orange fruits - 'Yellow Pear', 'Orange Queen', 'Mountain Gold', 'Lemon Boy', 'Husky Gold'
*Yellow and orange fruits - 'Yellow Pear', 'Orange Queen', 'Mountain Gold', 'Lemon Boy', 'Husky Gold'
*'Long Keeper' - lasts for 3 months in proper storage
*'Long Keeper' - lasts for 3 months in proper storage
*'Caro Rich' - high in beta carotene (and vitamin A)
*'Caro Rich' - high in beta carotene (and vitamin A)
====Large-fruited tomatoes====
====Large-fruited tomatoes====
aka beefsteak. Grow best where days and nights stay warm.
aka beefsteak. Grow best where days and nights stay warm.
====Heirloom tomatoes====
====Heirloom tomatoes====
[[Image:Heirloom tomatoes.jpg|thumb|150px|A variety of heirloom tomatoes.]]
A very wide variety of Heirlooms, kept for many generations exist today.
A very wide variety of Heirlooms, kept for many generations exist today.
Many varieties of processing tomatoes are grown commercially, but just five hybrid cultivars grown in California constitute over 60% of total production of processing tomatoes.
Many varieties of processing tomatoes are grown commercially, but just five hybrid cultivars grown in California constitute over 60% of total production of processing tomatoes.
==Gallery==
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