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The characteristics and description of the Torquay tomato variety, presented by the copyright holder, allow you to get to know the culture better. The variety can be grown in an open and closed way both on a personal plot and on farm fields. Torquay F1 has been cultivated since 2007. It is a high-yielding, unpretentious variety popular with vegetable growers.
Breeding history
This variety of tomato is bred for industrial cultivation in Holland. The rightholder and official distributor is the agricultural company “Beio Zaden B.V”. Torquay F1 is not adapted to the Russian climate. It is possible to grow in the open ground only in the Krasnodar, Stavropol Territories, in the Rostov and Vologda Regions. In other regions, cultivation in greenhouses is recommended.
Description of the tomato variety Torquay
The first generation hybrid Torquay F1 is a determinate tomato with a strong root system and intense foliage. The type of growth is standard, the formation of lateral processes is minimal, the plant practically does not require pinching.
The tomato is medium early, thermophilic when the temperature drops to +100 C, the growing season stops.
Torquay F1 is picky about lighting
In greenhouses, special lamps are installed to extend daylight hours up to 16 hours. The crop is harvested in two stages, the first tomatoes ripen in June, the next wave falls on July-August. From the moment of germination to the ripening of the last crop, 120 days pass, the first is removed after 75.
All tomatoes are of a leveled mass, the density of the brushes is the same from the first circle to the last.
Tomato bush Torquay F1 (pictured) has the following characteristics:
- Height - 80-100 cm, which is considered tall for a determinant species. The bush is compact, densely leafy.
- Formed by one central stem, thick, rigid structure, stable, Torquay F1 is not a bush form of culture, therefore fixation to a support is required. Under the weight of the fruit, the stem bends and the lower branches can lie on the ground.
- Leaves of medium size, lanceolate, located on long stalks of 4-5 pcs.
- The leaf blade is dark green with a pronounced network of veins on the surface; pubescence is insignificant (mostly in the lower part).
- Fruit clusters are simple. The first is formed after the second sheet and after two - subsequent ones. The density is 5-7 ovaries.
- It blooms with small yellow flowers. Hybrid Torquay F1 self-pollinated.
The root system is pivotal compact. Due to the structure of the root, the tomato is drought-resistant and does not take up much space. 4 seedlings are placed on 1m2 without thickening the planting.
Description of fruits
Tomatoes of the Torquay F1 hybrid are cylindrical or plum-shaped, can be slightly elongated or more rounded. On fruit clusters are densely arranged, all of the same size.
Biological characteristics:
- diameter - 7-8 cm, weight - 80-100 g;
- the peel is dense, thick, not subject to mechanical damage and cracking;
- the surface is smooth, glossy with a matte shade;
- the pulp is red, juicy, at the stage of technical ripeness there is a white pigmentation of the fibers;
- three chambers, there are not many seeds, after their ripening, voids can form.
Table tomatoes, sweet and sour taste, not pronounced aroma
Characteristics of the Torquay tomato
In the process of hybridization and experimental cultivation, all the shortcomings were taken into account. The result is a hybrid with a high yield, standard agricultural technology and good drought resistance.
Tomato yield Torquay F1 and what affects it
For the determinant type, the tomato is tall, forms up to 7-9 brushes. The density of each is on average 6 tomatoes of 100 g each, the rate of fruiting per bush is 4.5-5.5 kg. If 4 plants are planted on 1 m2, the result is 20-23 kg. This is a fairly high figure, which depends on the duration of lighting in the greenhouse, fertilization and watering. On the site, the plant is placed in a sunny place, fed. In general, the Torquay F1 hybrid is characterized by stable fruiting even in the rainy season.
Disease and pest resistance
The hybrids are resistant to infection. In greenhouses, when ventilated and maintaining medium humidity, tomatoes do not get sick. In an open area, the development of late blight, tobacco mosaic is possible.
Of the pests, Torquay F1 is affected by those insects that are common in the region. This is a Colorado potato beetle and a spider mite; aphids can be observed in the greenhouse.
Scope of the fruit
Industrial and commercial tomatoes are mainly processed. Tomato paste, juice, puree, ketchup are produced from it. The fruits grown on the personal plot are used in any culinary recipes. Tomatoes are eaten fresh, canned, included in any homemade preparations for the winter. Tomato does not crack after hot processing.
Advantages and disadvantages
There are no particular drawbacks in hybrid varieties; all the weaknesses of the culture are eliminated when creating a new variety. The only disadvantage of Torquay F1 is a thermophilic tomato with low stress resistance.
The advantages include:
- fruits of the same mass, ripen together;
- the bush is compact, does not take up much space;
- high-yielding hybrid, stable fruiting;
- early ripening, long harvesting period;
- suitable for cultivation in farm fields and a summer cottage;
- self-pollinated tomato, grown in a closed and open method;
- good taste characteristics;
- stored for a long time, transportable.
The presentation of the tomato hybrid Torquay F1 retains three weeks
Features of planting and care
Tomatoes are grown with purchased seeds. They do not need preliminary disinfection, they are treated with an antifungal agent and a growth stimulator before packing. Cultivated hybrid Torquay F1 seedling method. For planting in large areas, seeds are sown in a greenhouse in March. The temperature is maintained at + 22-25 0C. After the appearance of two true leaves, the seedlings dive, planted in the fields when 5 leaves are formed.
For home cultivation:
- Seeds are sown in containers filled with fertile mixture.
- After laying the material, the surface is moistened.
- The container is covered with glass or foil.
- After the tomato has germinated, the containers are opened.
Plants are transplanted to the garden in the spring, when the temperature is stable at + 150C
The greenhouse can be placed in early May. If the structure is heated, then in April. A place for planting is dug up, compost, peat and a complex of mineral fertilizers are added. Seedlings are placed at intervals of 45-50 cm. After planting, they are watered abundantly.
Growing a hybrid Torquay F1:
- When the tomato enters the budding phase, it is spud and mulched.
- If there is no rainfall for a long time (in an open area), water it twice a week. In the greenhouse, soil moisture is maintained to prevent the root ball from drying out.
- Weeds are removed and loosened when a crust forms on the soil.
- Stealing is not relevant for the standard type.
- Particular attention is paid to feeding. It is carried out in the spring before flowering with nitrogen agents. At the time of fruit setting, phosphate is added, when the tomatoes begin to sing, they are fertilized with potassium. 15 days before picking tomatoes, all feeding is stopped, only organic matter can be used.
Pest and disease control methods
For the Torquay F1 hybrid, prevention is necessary:
- observe crop rotation, do not plant tomatoes in one area for more than 3 years;
- do not place a bed near nightshade crops, especially next to potatoes, since the Colorado potato beetle will be the main problem for the tomato;
- treat bushes before flowering with copper sulfate;
- during the formation of ovaries, Bordeaux liquid is used.
If the tomatoes show signs of late blight infection, the problem areas are cut off, the tomato is sprayed with Fitosporin. The "Barrier" is effective against tobacco mosaic. From the Colorado potato beetle use "Prestige", in the fight against spider mites use "Karbofos".
Conclusion
The characteristics and description of the Torquay tomato variety, given by the copyright holder, fully correspond to reality. The plant gives a good, stable yield of versatile fruits with high gastronomic qualities. A crop with conventional agricultural technology, drought tolerant. It is grown in greenhouses and in an open way.
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