Processing Seed Guide 2015

TOMATO SOLUTIONS
2015 SEED GUIDE
PHONE: 519-354-3039
FAX: 519-354-2058
E-MAIL: [email protected]
CONTACT: JIM DICK or ADAM DICK
www.tomatosolutions.ca
PROCESSING EDITION
DESCRIPTION OF TOMATO HYBRIDS FOR SALE
TSH18 (97 days or 2210 heat units) is
a very early maturing processing hybrid, ready for
harvest about 2 days earlier than TSH04. The fruit
size is larger than TSH04. This hybrid peels very
well, but also has good colour and viscosity for
other products. Vine size is medium compact and
the best yields will be achieved with 16,000 plants
per acre. TSH18 is an excellent choice for early
season extension. Resistant to Verticillium and
Fusarium wilt, and tolerant to bacterial speck.
Tolerant to Pinnacle herbicide. USE FOR
MAXIMUM EARLINESS AND SEASON
EXTENSION
TSH04 (99 days or 2260 heat units) is
an early jointless processing hybrid with excellent
yield for its maturity classification. Fruit size
(57g) is uniform, peeled color is good and fruit
peel cleanly. For product use, TSH04 has medium
viscosity and good soluble solids. Vine size is
moderate, and the best yields will be achieved with
16,000 plants per acre. Resistance to blossom end
rot is excellent. Overall, the combination of good
fruit size and firmness coupled with good peeled
color increases peeled recovery. This hybrid
ripens very quickly as it approaches maturity. The
date for machine harvest at optimum quality can be
missed easily if the crop is not being watched
closely. Once the 60% ripe stage has been reached, machine harvest should be scheduled within a week. Fruit
do not have to be left to become overripe to have good peeled color, unlike some other hybrids grown for whole
pack. VF resistant, tolerant to bacterial speck. Tolerant to Pinnacle herbicide.
USE TO GET YOUR FACTORY UP AND RUNNING EARLY IN THE SEASON
TSH24 (111 days or 2530 heat units)
is a San Marzano type with very elongated fruit,
having a height to width ratio of 2.0. This fruit
shape and style matches that of the imported
Italian whole pack tomatoes. Peelability is
excellent. Resistance to fruit cracking due to
handling and machine harvest is high, with a very
low percentage of cracked fruit. Fruit weight is
about 58g similar to plum shaped varieties, but
due to the elongated shape, the diameter is less.
VF resistant, tolerant to bacterial speck. Tolerant
to Pinnacle herbicide.
FOR ITALIAN STYLE WHOLE PACK
TSH26 (111 days or 2530 heat units) is
a main mid-season hybrid that peels easily, with excellent
peeled color and appearance. Fruit are ovate shaped
(height:width ratio of 1.5) with small exposed stem scars
for easy peel removal. Fruit size (61g) is similar to TSH04.
Firmness is outstanding. Thicker fruit walls result in better
dicing recovery. It is very resistant to blossom end rot.
The vine and foliage are vigorous and cover the beds and
growing area completely, resulting in good yields. VF
resistant, tolerant to bacterial speck. Tolerant to Pinnacle
herbicide.
FOR SUPERB PEELED COLOR AND QUALITY
TSH28 (102 days or 2330 heat units) Maturity
is 3 days later than TSH04, and fruit hold well for a long
harvest window. Internal color is very good, and
externally the color is a very deep red. Soluble solids are
excellent for improving paste, sauce and crushed tomato
recovery. Internal structure is excellent with thick walls
and reduced locular area for high diced product
recovery. Fruit are jointless, and blocky with a
height:width ratio of 1.2. Fruit weight is 67g vs 57 for
TSH04. Peeled color is similar to TSH04. Vine size is
compact and a plant population of up to 16,000 plants
per acre is recommended to optimize yields. VF
resistant, tolerant to bacterial speck. Tolerant to
Pinnacle herbicide.
PROVIDES HIGH COLOR AND QUALITY TO
BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN EARLY AND
MAIN SEASON HYBRIDS
TSH29 (116 days or 2650 H.U.)
is a jointless
main season hybrid with good firmness which is
maintained when harvesting has to be delayed. Fruit
hold well under adverse conditions. Resistance to
yellow shoulder syndrome is outstanding, and fruit peel
easily. Vine size is larger than H9706, and yield
potential is very high. Based on observations under
commercial conditions, TSH29 may have some tolerance
to bacterial spot. Fruit are ovate shaped with a weight of
59g. VF resistant, tolerant to bacterial speck. Tolerant to
Pinnacle herbicide. USE TO BOOST YOUR YIELD
AVERAGE WHILE IMPROVING PEELED
RECOVERY
TSH33 (117 days or 2860 H.U.)
is a
LATER MID-SEASON jointless hybrid maturing a day or
two later than TSH29 or about 4 days earlier than H9706 in
2013. Peeled color and recovery is good. Fruit size (61g)
is similar to TSH29. Fruit are plum shaped with a
height:width ratio of 1.3. Soluble solids and viscosity are
excellent. Fruit firmness is extremely good, with virtually
no cracked fruit after dropping 4 feet onto a hard surface.
Resistance to fruit breakdown late in the season is
excellent. When held in the field past the optimum harvest
date, internal quality is maintained. Some tolerance to
bacterial spot has been noted where bacterial spot has
caused extensive fruit spotting on some other hybrids
grown in the same plot. VF resistant, tolerant to bacterial
speck, and tolerant to Pinnacle herbicide.
TSH34 (114 days or 2600 H.U.) is a jointless main season hybrid with a large vigorous vine
resulting in high yields. This hybrid does not require high levels of nitrogen to produce good yields, and will
yield well under adverse soil conditions. Maturity is about a week earlier than later hybrids such as H9706. In
2013, a relatively late season, when planted May 23rd, harvest took place on average on September 15th, 115
days from planting, 7 days earlier than H9706, and 11 days earlier than H3406. Fruit are ovate shaped with a
weight of 57g and have excellent peeled colour and quality. Based on observations under commercial
conditions, TSH34 may have some tolerance to bacterial spot. VF resistant, tolerant to bacterial speck. Tolerant
to Pinnacle herbicide.
USE FOR A SOLID MID-SEASON HYBRID BETWEEN EARLY AND LATE HYBRIDS
TSH32 (109 days or 2485 H.U.)
is a jointless hybrid with much larger fruit size than
any of our other hybrids, averaging 81 grams with a
height to width ratio of 1.34. Firmness is excellent
due to the trilocular internal structure, and thick
pericarp. Fruit peel easily and have a nice uniform
peeled colour. This hybrid matures about 8 days
later than TSH04, so is relatively early to fill the gap
between the very early and the true mid-season
hybrids. It must be harvested on schedule for best
results. The larger fruit size will improve recovery
when lye peeling, but only processors with the
ability to sort the smaller tomatoes for whole pack
should try using this hybrid. If only dicing or
stewing, size sorting would obviously not be
needed. This hybrid is one of our most successful for the basket trade fresh market, but we were impressed with
the peeled quality in our peeling tests. Yield is equal to other hybrids in the same maturity range, with slightly
better soluble solids for improved flavour. Processors are advised to only try a few acres to see if this hybrid
will fit into their system due to the larger fruit size. VF resistant, tolerant to bacterial speck, and tolerant to
Pinnacle herbicide.
FOR A HIGH QUALITY DICED TOMATO FOR PROCESSORS WANTING TO IMPROVE LYE
PEEL RECOVERY IN THE EARLY MID-SEASON MATURITY RANGE.
TSH35 (110 days or 2500 heat
units) is a San Marzano type (similar to TSH24)
TSH35 - SHAKEN OFF VINE IN FIELD WITHOUT
CLEANING
with elongated fruit, having a height to width ratio
of 1.9. This fruit shape and style matches that of the
imported Italian whole pack tomatoes. Resistance
to fruit cracking due to handling is high, with a very
low percentage of cracked fruit. Yield is similar to
TSH24 (50 t/ac in our plots). The main difference
compared to TSH24 is the 15% larger fruit size
(70g average) and a much larger fruit diameter
which will prevent losses from fruit falling through
chains on the harvester. Peeled quality is excellent.
VF resistant, tolerant to bacterial speck. Tolerant to
Pinnacle herbicide.
FOR ITALIAN STYLE WHOLE PACK
TSH37 (NEW!)
TSH37 ( 105.5 days or 2400 H.U.) is a jointless early season
hybrid with a compact vine size. This hybrid can withstand high
levels of nutrition to promote high yields without producing
excessive vine. The foliage maintains excellent cover to protect
fruit from sunburn. Maturity is about 2 days later than H5108.
This hybrid has thick fruit walls and the ability to maintain
firmness both before and after peeling for several weeks after the
earliest optimum harvest date. Peeled colour is exceptional with
uniform color and resistance to yellow shoulder. The uniformly
sized fruit are ovate shaped with an average weight of 62 grams
and have excellent peeled colour and quality. Interior color is
excellent due in part to one parent having the crimson (old gold
crimson) gene. The improved color is also visible in the peeled
LYE PEELED SAMPLE OF TSH37
fruit. Based on observations under commercial conditions,
TSH37 may have some tolerance to bacterial spot. VF resistant, tolerant to bacterial speck. Tolerant to Pinnacle
herbicide.
For very high quality peeled fruit for diced or regular whole pack.
(seed supplies are very limited for 2015, but we encourage our customers to try a few acres as we think
the quality and recovery are impressive)
Pinnacle (Thifensulfuron) Tolerance: Ratings for tolerance to the herbicide Pinnacle (thifensulfuron) are
included in the descriptions of each variety. However, even tolerant varieties can be damaged by Pinnacle
under some conditions. Growers using Pinnacle do so at their own risk.
RESULTS FROM 2014 VARIETY TRIALS (RELATIVELY COOLER THAN NORMAL SEASON): PLANT
SPACING WAS 4' SINGLE ROWS X 16" = 8,165 PLANTS PER ACRE - NO ETHREL WAS APPLIED
HYBRID
DAYS TO
HARVEST
FROM MAY
23
%
S.S.
(R.I.)
% CRACKED
FRUIT
AFTER 4
FOOT DROP
% ROTTEN
FRUIT
FIRMNESS
RATING
1=VERY FIRM
9=VERY SOFT
*TOTAL
YIELD
TONS
PER
ACRE
(single
rows, not
twin
rows)
FRUIT
WT.
(G)
*H:W
RATIO
SHAPE
1ST
HARVEST
14
DAYS
LATER
1ST
HAR
-VEST
14
DAYS
LATER
1ST
HARVEST
ON
PEELED
FRUIT
14
DAYS
LATER
ON
RAW
FRUIT
5.32
28.3
20.5
0.9
14.0
5.5
3.0
25.8
54
1.41
99
5.22
18.9
26.6
1.0
20.6
5.5
2.5
41.1
47
1.34
100
102
5.20
15.5
41.8
0.6
25.9
5.0
4.8
35.8
62
1.25
TSH37
104
106
5.32
7.7
11.2
0.7
12.0
2.8
2.8
38.4
62
1.42
TSH24
107
111
5.40
0.5
2.2
5.8
10.6
4.2
3.5
49.8
56
1.96
TSH32
108
109
5.58
7.4
8.6
0.8
18.7
4.0
3.0
48.0
71
1.48
TSH35
109
110
5.20
7.1
0.7
9.8
19.5
2.8
2.8
46.1
69
1.84
TSH33
110
117
5.58
13.6
6.5
4.3
18.6
2.8
2.8
40.6
55
1.32
TSH34
110.8
114
4.87
12.0
6.9
7.8
18.3
3.8
3.5
64.8
58
1.40
2014
Yield
trial
only
seed
guide
avg.
est.
TSH18
97
97
TSH04
100
TSH28
TSH29
111
116
4.88
17.5
3.9
3.8
14.1
3.5
2.3
56.3
56
1.37
*Our yield trials are conducted with single rows and as a result, the yields on the smaller, more compact
vine types such as TSH04 are lower than they would be in regular commercial production where twin rows
with populations around 12,000 plants per acre or more are used. We compare yields to known check
hybrids with similar vine sizes to judge the relative yields.
For grading rotten fruit in the yield sample, the
presence of any visible rot on the fruit no
matter how small an amount, resulted in
placing that fruit in the rotten category. Most of
these fruit were relatively intact as shown. Fruit
that were completely disintegrated were not
harvested since it was impossible to pick these
up, but there were very few of these even 2
weeks after the first (optimum) harvest date.
Our fungicide program alternated Echo (Bravo)
with Quadris Top especially later in the season
with weekly applications. Anthracnose was
controlled well with this program.
TOMATO SOLUTIONS RESEARCH FARM
Tomato Solutions research location encompasses 72 acres, most of which is covered in trees or left as
meadow. Approximately 14 acres are used for tomato breeding plots, with half of that planted each year to
tomatoes and the other half to cover crops to improve the soil and to control the impact of soil borne
disease and nematodes which can be a problem with such a short rotation. The cover crops we have found
most useful are fall rye, pearl millet, and especially tillage radish. This year we will underseed the rye in
February with yellow sweet clover and terminate that in mid July so that we can seed tillage radish in late
July. The radish will be terminated October 1st by flail mowing and disking. In growing our research plots,
we follow standard commercial practices regarding herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide usage except where
we need to modify fungicide use to select for late blight resistance. We have never used copper for control
of bacterial spot in the field plots, relying instead on sanitation practices to eliminate contamination with
Xanthomonas spp.
In the above photo, Fields A1 and B show the breeding plots which can contain up to 1200 individual
breeding lines. These are planted in mid May and terminated approximately October 21st in time to plant
fall rye. Building A contains our laboratory, office space, germination room, growth chamber, and seed
drying and treatment facilities. Building B contains a workshop area which is also used for grading and
peeling field samples from the yield trials and selection plots. The other portion of building B is used for
machinery and equipment storage. Our greenhouse for growing plug plants is located between buildings A
and B.
Effectiveness of Chlorine Seed Treatment used by Tomato Solutions
Untreated raw seed showing fuzzy seed surface
ideal for harbouring bacterial pathogens.
Seed after treatment with 5000 ppm
chlorine for 60 minutes, showing removal
of fuzz from seed coat. Embryos are
visible through bleached, disinfected seed
coat.
A 42 page report “TOMATO SEED DISINFECTION WITH CHLORINE” is available on our
website at www.tomatosolutions.ca
Demonstration of effectiveness of chlorine seed treatment in leaving a chlorine residue
Tomato seed was treated with chlorine using our commercial procedure (soaked for 24 hours at 6EC prior
to treatment for 60 minutes in 5000 ppm chlorine at 20EC and pH 9.5). Half of the seed was rinsed twice
with sterile water and dried aseptically. The other half of the treated seed was neutralized with sodium
thiosulphate (a chlorine neutralizer) and also dried overnight. Portions of the water rinsed and neutralized
seed were placed on chlorine test paper (Hydrion Sanitizer Test Paper, Micro Essential Laboratory Inc.) to
demonstrate the presence of chlorine residues. These paper strips turn various shades of purple depending
on the amount of chlorine present in a liquid solution. When dry treated seed is placed on the strips
moistened with water, the purple color indicates a chlorine residue. The dried seed was also placed on PDA
seeded with bacterial canker bacteria (C.m.m.) just prior to pouring the plate and incubated to determine the
effect of chlorine residues on bacterial growth. As shown below, our seed carries a chlorine residue after
treatment and drying which will inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria.
Chlorine residue shown to be
present on dried seed; not present
when chlorine is neutralized.
Effect of chlorine residue on dried seed on growth of
canker bacteria. The clear zone around each seed.
indicates bacterial growth inhibition.
TOMATO SOLUTIONS
23264 MULL ROAD,
CHATHAM, ONTARIO, CANADA
N7M 5J4
PHONE: 519-354-3039
e-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Jim Dick or Adam Dick
www.tomatosolutions.ca
FAX: 519-354-2058
2015 PRICE per M (1000 seeds)
ALL HYBRIDS
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Product Information
Pelletizing is done by Germain’s Technology Group (mini-pellet, coloured orange).
Only conventional breeding methods are used to produce our hybrids (no GMO’s).
All seed is surface disinfected with chlorine to eliminate bacteria and fungi.
No other chemical seed treatments are applied.
Terms and Conditions of Sale
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ARRANGEMENTS ARE MADE. MINIMUM ORDER OF 10,000 (10M) SEEDS.
Please fax, e-mail, or phone your order to us. Invoices will be faxed or mailed back to you.
Seed will be sent by courier or expedited parcel post. Price includes shipping and handling
Note: Photo is a representation of the variety. Actual appearance may vary. All variety information presented herein is based
on field and laboratory observation. Actual crop yield, quality, and level of claimed pest and pathogen resistances, are
dependent upon many factors beyond our control and NO WARRANTY is made for crop yield, quality, and level of claimed
pest and pathogen resistances. Since environmental conditions and local practices may affect variety characteristics and
performance, we disclaim any legal responsibility for these.
NOTICE TO BUYER: WARRANTY AND CONDITIONS OF SALE: TOMATO SOLUTIONS
warrants that the seed sold has been labelled as required by law. TOMATO SOLUTIONS limits
its warranty to the full amount of the purchase price of the seed. TOMATO SOLUTIONS makes
no other express or implied warranty of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose or
otherwise of its seed or the crops grown from the seed. TOMATO SOLUTIONS makes no
representation regarding freedom from seed borne diseases and disclaims any liability relating to
such diseases whether previously known to exist or not identified until this seed is grown. Any
recommendations for use of the seed are based upon TOMATO SOLUTIONS’ best judgement,
but there is no warranty of results to be obtained in connection therewith. As a condition to any
liability, claims for defects in the seed must be presented to TOMATO SOLUTIONS as soon as
practicable and, in any event, WITHIN THIRTY DAYS AFTER DISCOVERY. By acceptance
of the seed, the Purchaser acknowledges that this limited warranty and disclaimer herein before
described, are conditions of sale and that they constitute the entire agreement between the Vendor
and the Purchaser regarding warranty and/or any other liability or conditions. IF THIS LIMITED
WARRANTY AND GUARANTEE IS NOT ACCEPTABLE TO THE PURCHASER AS A
CONDITION OF SALE - THEN THE PURCHASER MUST NOT PLANT THE SEED AND
MUST RETURN THE SEED IN ITS ORIGINAL UNOPENED PACKAGE, AND THE
PURCHASE FUNDS SHALL BE REFUNDED.

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