Yield and characteristics of cooking tomato variety Sirius
| MSI99P3045 | |
| Rughoo, M. Govinden, N. Gowrea, B. | |
| Yield and characteristics of cooking tomato variety Sirius | |
| Periodical article | |
| 1997 | |
| Revue agric. sucr. Ile Maurice | |
| 76(2), 38-43 | |
| Published 1998 | |
| En | |
| En Fr | |
| Sirius, a new variety of cooking tomato was released by the Mauritius SUgar Industry Research Institute (MSIRI) in 1994 to complement MST 32/1, the only variety then planted on a large scale. It is selected from the Asian Vegetable Research and Development Centre (AVRDC) line CLN 65-349-D5-2-0. In twenty-nine multilocational trials the yield of Sirius was not significantly different from that of MST 32/1. Sirius was significantly higher in yield than MST 32/1 in winter but not in summer. Sirius was slightly more stable in yield than MST 32/1. Sirius is determinate in growth habit. It has a crop cycle of 125-150 days, is as tolerant to bacterial wilt and heat as MST 32/1 and less susceptible to late blight than the latter. The fruits of Sirius have 3-5 locules, are round, bright red and weigh on average 50-60 g. Their shelf life is comparable to than of MST 32/1. In pure stands, Sirius may be planted at a spacing of 1.0 x 0.4 m, i.e., at a population density of 25,000 plants per hectare. Its determinate growth habit makes it particularly suitable for intercropping with sugarcane. | |
| TOMATOES YIELDS INTERCROPPING SUGARCANE | |
| MAURITIUS | |
| Tomatoes | |
| Genetics and breeding: Varieties | |
| 1998-06-23 | |
| En | |
| LIB | |
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