What traits would you breed into future varieties

[dld]

With the large number of OP varieties of tomatoes available today, which traits would you like to see incorporated in modern OP varieties?

[paulf]

Large, sweet, juicy, meaty heart shaped fruit, indeterminant, potato leafed super large plant growth that will not be affected by frost so they could be enjoyed all year long without having to move south.

[jcm05]

Flavor, Flavor and....oh yeah....FLAVOR!

[PVP]

Flavor, adaptable vines, durable fruit, disease resistance, high vitamin/antioxidants.


pv

[hillbillypie]

Fruit setting at temps above 90 degrees F.

[tomato]

You want a tomato laced with capsaicin?

Wow, self-flagellation in the extreme.

DarJones

[joseph]

Dec 13, 2010 8:45:29 GMT -5 @dld said:

With the large number of OP varieties of tomatoes available today, which traits would you like to see incorporated in modern OP varieties?

I'd like to grow an openly cross-pollinating tomato that can be direct seeded and would set gobs of 12 oz fruits in about 50 days in my garden.

If that's too big of an undertaking, I'd like a direct seeded tomato that would produce a good crop of slicing/canning tomatoes in my garden in about 75 days.

Maybe I already have it and just don't know because I haven't been direct seeding tomatoes. I have always grown tomatoes from transplants.

[hillbillypie]

Dec 15, 2010 13:02:18 GMT -5 @mulio said:

one that is capable of producing it's own methyl vanillyl nonenamide

Instant salsa on the vine. Not a bad idea at all.

[tomc]

In the vein of the dwarf project, some smaller indeterminate plants like Tibet Appel, IOW something that would really fit in a tomato cage for the hobby grower.

IMO Rutgers, traveler, a mobil are the right size, fer instance.