Big Mama
F1 hybrid tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- F1 hybrid
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 80-85 days
- Fruit
- red, plum
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
Origin & history
An oversized paste hybrid whose five-inch fruit peel easily and fill a sauce pot fast, bred for home canners rather than commercial processors.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 80-85 days | Consensus range across the cited commercial catalogs; no independent source documents it yet. |
Traits
Disease resistance
| Code | Disease | Level | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| V | Verticillium Wilt (Verticillium dahliae) | resistant | Breeder declared |
| F | Fusarium Wilt of Tomato (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici) | resistant | Breeder declared |
Breeder declared means the resistance was stated by whoever breeds or sells the seed. That is not a reason to disbelieve it, and for most resistance genes it is the only evidence that exists: the breeder screens the line and publishes the result in their catalog, and no independent party re-tests it. We label it rather than quietly presenting it as though someone had checked.
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Granadero
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Sources & References
Evidence: 1 source, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Burpee catalog · W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Seed Catalog