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Released Germplasm

PRE-1983 VARIETIES

Listed in The History of Tomato Breeding at UF's GCREC. Seed of many available on request.

HYBRIDS

Solar Set

Equinox

Solar Fire

Fla. 7514

Fla. 7964

INBREDS

Dwarfs
'Floragold Basket', 'Micro-Tom' PVP, 'Micro-Gold', 'Micro-Tina', and 'Micro-Gemma'

Heat-Tolerant
Fla. 7171 PVP, Fla. 7771, Fla. 7770, and Fla. 7776

Bacterial Wilt Tolerant
'Neptune'

Fusarium wilt race 3 resistant
Fla. 7481, Fla. 7547, Fla. 7692B, Fla. 7804, and Fla. 7946

Fusarium crown rot resistant
Fla. 7775 and Fla. 7781

High Lycopene (crimson)
'Suncoast'

General
'Horizon' PVP, Fla. 7060, Fla. 7777, and Fla. 7613

HYBRIDS

Solar Set

Heat-tolerant, very good flavor, good soft rot tolerance
I, I-2, Ve, Sm
Seed available commercially from Seminis (Asgrow)

Retail seed available from Tomato Growers Supply, Ft. Myers, FL

Released 1989. Scott, J.W., S.M. Olson, H.H. Bryan, T.K. Howe, P.J. Stoffella, and J.A. Bartz. Fla. Agric. Expt. Sta. Circ. S-359.

Equinox

Heat-tolerant, smoother blossom than Solar Set
I, I-2, Ve, Sm
Seed available from Agrisales

Released 1995. Scott, J.W., S.M. Olson, T.K. Howe, P.J. Stoffella, J.A. Bartz, and H.H. Bryan. HortScience 30(3):647-648.

Solar Fire (Fla. 7943B)

Heat-tolerant, very smooth fruit,very good check and crack tolerance,Fusarium wilt race 3 resistant, moderate soft rot tolerance
I, I-2, I-3 Ve, Sm
Seed available commercially from Harris Moran Seed Company

Released 2003.  HortScience Manuscript in review.

Fla. 7514

Bacterial wilt biovar I tolerant, heat-tolerant
I, I-2, Ve, Sm
Seed available from Rupp Seeds

Released in 2003

Fla. 7964

Spotted wilt resistant, mid-season maturity, moderate heat-tolerance
I, I-2, Ve, Sm, Sw-5
Experimental seed available from Zeraim Gedera or J. W. Scott (no contract for commercial sales at this time)

Released in 2003

INBREDS

Dwarfs

'Floragold Basket'

Prostrate dwarf with gold colored fruit for hanging baskets
I, Sm, r

Released 1988. Scott, J.W. and B.K. Harbaugh. Fla. Agric. Expt. Sta. Circ. S-370.

'Micro-Tom' PVP

Miniature dwarf tomato, all plant organs genetically reduced in size, early season, acid flavor
I, Sm
Seed available commercially from Ball Seed Co.
Retail seed available from Tomato Growers Supply, Ft. Myers, FL

Released 1989. Scott, J.W. and B.K. Harbaugh. Fla. Agric. Expt. Sta. Circ. S-370.

'Micro-Gold'

Miniature dwarf with gold colored fruit, mild flavor
I, Sm, r

Released 1995. Scott, J.W. and B.K. Harbaugh. HortScience 30(3):643-644.

'Micro-Tina'

Miniature dwarf with sweeter flavor than 'Micro-Tom'
I, Sm

Released 1999. Scott, J.W., B.K. Harbaugh, and E.A. Baldwin. HortScience 35(4):774-775.

'Micro-Gemma'

Miniature dwarf with gold colored fruit, sweeter than 'Micro-Gold'
I, Sm, r

Released 1999. Scott, J.W., B.K. Harbaugh, and E.A. Baldwin. HortScience 35(4):774-775.

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Heat-Tolerant

Fla. 7171 PVP

Moderate heat-tolerant parent in 'Solar Set' hybrid, medium size, acid flavor
I, I-2, Ve, Sm

Released 1989. Scott, J.W., S.M. Olson, H.H. Bryan, T.K. Howe, P.J. Stoffella, and J.A. Bartz. Fla. Agric. Exp. Sta. Circ. S-359.

Fla. 7771

Heat-tolerant, jointless tomato, medium firmness, medium-slightly large size, acid flavor
I, I-2, Sm, j2

Released 1999. Scott, J.W. HortScience 35(5):968-969.

Fla. 7770

Heat-tolerant, possible bacterial spot race T1 tolerance
I, I-2, Sm

Released in 2003.

Fla. 7776

Heat-tolerant, medium to large globe-shaped fruit, smooth blossom scar (n-2 gene), parent in 'Solar Fire' hybrid
I, I-2, Ve, Sm, n-2

Released 2003.

Bacterial Wilt Tolerant

'Neptune'

Bacterial wilt tolerant, heat-tolerant inbred
I, I-2, Ve, Sm

Released 1995. Scott, J.W., J.B. Jones, G.C. Somodi, D.O. Chellemi, and S.M. Olson. HortScience 30(3):641-642.

Fusarium wilt race 3 resistant

Fla. 7481

Fusarium wilt race 3 resistant, crimson, jointless-isogenic with Fla. 7547,
I, I-2, I-3, Ve, Sm, ogc, j2

Released 1995. Scott, J.W. and J.P. Jones. HortScience 30(3):645-646.

Fla. 7547

Fusarium wilt race 3 resistant, crimson, mid-season, jointed-isogenic with Fla. 7481
I, I-2, I-3, Ve, Sm, ogc

Released 1995. Scott, J.W. and J.P. Jones. HortScience 30(3):645-646.

Fla. 7692B

Fusarium wilt race 3 resistant, crimson
I, I-2, I-3, Ve, Sm, ogc

Released 2002. No paper.

Fla. 7804

Fusarium wilt race 3 resistant, crimson, larger fruit and smoother blossom scar than Fla. 7547
I, I-2, I-3, Ve, Sm, ogc

Released 2002. No paper.

Fla. 7946

Fusarium wilt race 3 resistant, crimson, similar to Fla. 7804 but more regular shape, parent in Fla. 7973 and Fla. 7943B F1's
I, I-2, I-3, Ve, Sm, ogc

Released 2002. J.W. Scott. 2004. HortScience. (article in press)

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Fusarium crown rot resistant

Fla. 7775

Fusarium crown rot resistant, jointless, crimson, very firm
I, I-2, Ve, Sm, Frl, Tm-2, j2, ogc

Released 2000. Scott, J.W. and J.P. Jones. HortScience 35(6):1183-1184.

Fla. 7781

Fusarium crown rot resistant, crimson, firm
I, I-2, Ve, Sm, Frl, ogc

Released 2000. Scott, J.W. and J.P. Jones. HortScience 35(6):1183-1184.

High Lycopene (crimson)

'Suncoast'

Home garden tomato, crimson with large, very firm fruit, good flavor with nice interior color
I, I-2, Ve, Sm, ogc

Released 1983. Scott, J.W., P.H. Everett, H.H. Bryan, D.D. Gull, T.K. Howe, P.J. Stoffella, R.B. Volin. Fla. Agric. Exp. Sta. Circ. S-322

Also see Fusarium wilt race 3 and Fusarium crown rot lines

Spotted Wilt Resistant

Fla. 8042

Spotted wilt resistant inbred, medium fruit size, good vine, parent in Fla. 7964 hybrid
Sw-5, I, I-2, Ve, Sm

Released in 2003.

General

'Horizon' PVP

Jointless tomato with concentrated fruit set
I, I-2, Ve, Sm, j2

Released 1983. Scott, J.W., J.A. Bartz, H.H. Bryan, P.H. Everett, D.D. Gull, T.K. Howe, P.J. Stoffella, R.B. Volin. Fla. Agric. Exp. Sta. Circ. S-323.

Fla. 7060 PVP

Very large fruited parent used in 'Solar Set' F1, good flavor
I, I-2, Ve, Sm

Released 1989. Scott, J.W., S.M. Olson, H.H. Bryan, T.K. Howe, P.J. Stoffella, and J.A. Bartz. Fla. Agric. Exp. Sta. Circ. S-359.

Fla. 7777

Very large globe-shaped fruit, late maturity, smooth blossom scar (n-2 gene), parent in Fla. 7964 hybrid
I, I-2, Ve, Sm, n-2

Released in 2003.

Fla. 7613

Heat-tolerant, large globe-shaped fruit, medium-firm fruit, parent in Fla. 7514 hybrid
I, I-2, Ve, Sm

Released in 2003.

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