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Old July 9, 2014   #14
Fusion_power
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Paste designates dense meaty with low water content.

Plum designates an elongated shape

Costoluto Genovese is a dense meaty tomato therefore is a paste type

97L97 as mentioned above is interesting as a paste tomato because of the 40X carotene. Flavor is seriously deficient IMO.

I have some seed from a Rio Grande bee made cross that would be interesting to pursue if someone wants to give it a try. It looks like a beefsteak red crossed to the elongated Rio Grande. Possible segregants could include a huge deep oval tomato.
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