DESCRIPTION
VARIETY NAME: NOMDIMBA
KIND: Indeterminate F1 hybrid tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum L.)
PRODUCTION TYPE: Under protection and open field
SHELF LIFE: Excellent
MATURITY: Medium
PLANT VIGOUR: Very good
SEASON: Year round in frost-free areas
FRUIT WEIGHT: 130 – 160 g
FRUIT SHAPE: Round oblate
PEDUNCLE: Jointed
ATTACHMENT POINT: Very small, neat
SHOULDER: Smooth
SHOULDER COLOUR: Uniform
COLOUR: Internal: very good; External: very good
FLAVOUR: Good
UNIFORMITY: Excellent
LEAF COVER: Medium dense
DISEASE REACTION (SCIENTIFIC): High resistance: Tomato mosaic virus (ToMV), Tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV), Fulvia fulva (ex Cladesporium fulvum) races 1 – 5 (Ff: 1 – 5), Fusarium oxysporum f. Sp. lycopersici races 1and 2 (Fol: 1 – 2), Verticillium dahliae race 1 (Vd: 1). Intermediate resistance: Meloidogyne arenaria (Ma), Meloidogyne incognita (Mi), Meloidogyne
javanica (Mj)
MARKETS / END USE: Fresh market and pre-pack
POPULATION GUIDE: 20 000 – 24 000 final stand per ha for production under protection. 10 000 – 14 000 final stand per ha for open field
SPECIAL FEATURES: Excellent quality