American university launches new variety of double-colored, high-yielding small tomatoes!
Published 2025년 10월 10일
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Recently, Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA, successfully cultivated a new variety of small tomatoes named "Scarlet Sunrise." This tomato is suitable for snacking or eating raw, with a crisp and juicy flesh, strong resistance to cracking, and a bright red and yellow appearance.
According to the researchers, "Scarlet Sunrise" has a concentrated sweetness and moderate acidity. The plant itself is highly productive, maturing and ready for harvest in about 70 days. Rutgers University has a long history in tomato breeding, having collaborated with Campbell, headquartered in New Jersey, in the 1930s to develop a special variety for its tomato soup products. Since then, the university's scientists have mainly focused on breeding new varieties of medium to large tomatoes. However, they are now turning their attention to small tomatoes.
The "Scarlet Sunrise" development project began in 2012, resulting from a cross between a commercially available small tomato variety with firm flesh and intense flavor and a heirloom tomato variety called Isis Candy (which can be saved for seeds). The research team is still working on improving the variety, aiming to make the plants shorter for easier management. The team plans to start offering seeds and establish partnerships with commercial growers next spring to promote the commercialization of the new variety.
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According to the researchers, "Scarlet Sunrise" has a concentrated sweetness and moderate acidity. The plant itself is highly productive, maturing and ready for harvest in about 70 days. Rutgers University has a long history in tomato breeding, having collaborated with Campbell, headquartered in New Jersey, in the 1930s to develop a special variety for its tomato soup products. Since then, the university's scientists have mainly focused on breeding new varieties of medium to large tomatoes. However, they are now turning their attention to small tomatoes.
The "Scarlet Sunrise" development project began in 2012, resulting from a cross between a commercially available small tomato variety with firm flesh and intense flavor and a heirloom tomato variety called Isis Candy (which can be saved for seeds). The research team is still working on improving the variety, aiming to make the plants shorter for easier management. The team plans to start offering seeds and establish partnerships with commercial growers next spring to promote the commercialization of the new variety.
Image source: smithsonianmag2025 International Fruit and Vegetable Report. All rights reserved. For permission to reproduce, contact the International Fruit and Vegetable Report and credit the source.
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Recently, Rutgers University in New Jersey, USA, successfully cultivated a new variety of small tomatoes named "Scarlet Sunrise." This tomato is suitable for snacking or eating raw, with crisp and juicy flesh, strong resistance to cracking, and a bright red and yellow appearance. According to the researchers, "Scarlet Sunrise" has a concentrated sweetness and moderate acidity. The plant itself is highly productive, maturing and ready for harvest in about 70 days. Rutgers University has a long history in tomato breeding, having collaborated with Campbell, headquartered in New Jersey, in the 1930s to develop special varieties for its tomato soup products. Since then, the university's scientists have mainly focused on breeding new varieties of medium to large tomatoes. However, they are now turning their attention to small tomatoes. The "Scarlet Sunrise" development project began in 2012, resulting from a cross between a commercially available small tomato variety with firm flesh and ...
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