Floradade
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum · introduced 1976
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Determinate
- Days to maturity
- 75-80 days
- Fruit
- red, large
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
The University of Florida's 1976 release bred for heat-set fruit production in south Florida, and widely adopted afterward in tropical growing regions worldwide.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 75-80 days | Consensus range across the cited independent references. |
Traits
Disease resistance
| Code | Disease | Level | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| FF | Fusarium Wilt of Tomato (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici) | resistant | Independently observed |
| V | Verticillium Wilt (Verticillium dahliae) | resistant | Independently observed |
| St | Gray Leaf Spot (Stemphylium spp.) | resistant | Independently observed |
Related varieties
- open-pollinated
Ace 55
75-80 days · Determinate
- open-pollinated
Marglobe
73-77 days · Determinate
- heirloom
Abraham Lincoln
77-87 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Ailsa Craig
70-80 days · Indeterminate
- F1 hybrid
Amelia
75-80 days · Determinate
- F1 hybrid
Bella Rosa
72-76 days · Determinate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 1 source, all independent references.
- Tomato Production and Cultivar Guides · University of Florida IFAS Extension, University or Government