Sunshine tomatoes

 
Published: Monday 15 January 1996

The scientists at the Nicherei and Tokita Shubyo corporations, Japan, have crossed tomatoes of two colours and have jointly developed a mini-tomato variety of yellow colour (Vatis update, Food processing, Vo13,No 13).

The product, called "Cherry Gold", has a higher sugar content. Estimated to be around 8.5 to 9 per cent, the sugar content is 10 per cent higher than that of the red variety. Besides, the tomato gives a yield that is double its conventional variety.

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