Manalucie
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum · introduced 1953
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Indeterminate
- Days to maturity
- 80-85 days
- Fruit
- red, large
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
A 1953 University of Florida release that changed southern tomato growing: heavy foliage shielding fruit from sunscald, plus multiple disease resistances at a time when almost nothing carried them.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 80-85 days | Consensus range across the cited sources, which include both independent references and commercial catalogs. |
Traits
Disease resistance
| Code | Disease | Level | Basis |
|---|---|---|---|
| F | Fusarium Wilt of Tomato (Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. lycopersici) | resistant | Independently observed |
| St | Gray Leaf Spot (Stemphylium spp.) | resistant | Independently observed |
Related varieties
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Reisetomate
80-90 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Stone
78-85 days · Indeterminate
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Tropic
80-85 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Abraham Lincoln
77-87 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Ailsa Craig
70-80 days · Indeterminate
- heirloom
Aker's West Virginia
80-85 days · Indeterminate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, including 1 independent reference.
- Tomato Production and Cultivar Guides · University of Florida IFAS Extension, University or Government
- Victory Seeds variety histories · Victory Seed Company, Seed Catalog