Tomato variety EM-Champion

Novosibirsk breeder V.N. Dederko is well known to gardeners all over Russia. He owns interesting varieties of tomatoes, including EM-Champion, which received high marks from tomato growers in Siberia and the Urals. The variety was registered in the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation in 2005, and received admission in all regions of the country. Recommended for open ground in garden plots, home gardens and small farms. Grows well indoors. It is not a hybrid, which means that self-collected seeds will show the same excellent result.

Description

The plant is determinate, standard type, up to 70 cm high, branching is weak, foliage is moderate. The leaf of the variety is of a normal type, medium size, light green, slightly wrinkled. The inflorescence is simple. The first fruit cluster is laid over the 5th leaf, the subsequent ones appear every 1 or 2 leaves. The brush often turns out to be multi-flowered, so not all ovaries ripen. In order for the fruits of the EM-Champion to show their real weight, normalization is necessary. The peduncle is articulated.

Tomatoes are heart-shaped, smooth, dense, rather large - the originator claims the weight is from 150 to 300 grams, the maximum is up to 800 grams. In the State Register, the weight is indicated somewhat different - 126 - 134 grams. The skin is not thick, shiny. An unripe tomato is colored green, when ripe it becomes raspberry-pink (according to the State Register - red-orange). The pulp is very fleshy, juicy, firm. The number of seed nests is 4 or more, they are small, there are few seeds. Taste qualities for an early maturing species are good, but still, the reviews about the taste are contradictory.

Variety characteristics

• EM-Champion belongs to the mid-early species, fruiting occurs on average after 110 days after the emergence of full shoots;
• the yield of marketable fruits, according to the State Register, is 6.8 - 10 kg per 1 square meter. According to the members of the forum, up to 7 kg can be removed from the bush, and 10 large-fruited tomatoes are already a whole bucket;
• the yield of mature marketable fruits in the Novosibirsk region - 68%;

• although the skin is thin, the cracking of tomatoes is not a frequent phenomenon;
• the immunity of tomato is good; among the reviews, resistance to late blight is mentioned;
• transportability and keeping quality are not the strongest points of the variety;
• the way of eating fruits is universal. First of all, of course, early tomatoes are good in salads. But from the variety, excellent quality tomato products are obtained, tomato juice is especially good.

On sale there are varieties with similar names - Champion of weight, Champion (F1), Pink champion (F1), Champion of Buryatia. They have nothing to do with the described variety, these are separate species that are not included in the State Register.

Agrotechnics

Sowing for seedlings is carried out 50 - 55 days before the intended planting in the greenhouse or 60 - 65 days in open ground. At the age of 2 true leaves, the seedlings dive. Plants can be planted densely - every 30 cm. It is recommended to form the EM-Champion in 1, 2 or 3 stems. But it should be borne in mind that the more stems you leave, the greater the load on the bush is obtained, as a result - the fruits will be smaller. To grow 800-gram specimens, you need to normalize the number of stems and ovaries. It is imperative to tie up so that the pouring brushes do not overwhelm the bush. For especially heavy brushes, you need to substitute props. Agricultural technology is common for the culture as a whole. Watering is carried out as needed, the plant is responsive to feeding, complex universal fertilizers can be used.

EM-Champion is a fruitful and unpretentious variety, valued for its early harvest and fertility.There is no dispute about tastes, of course, especially since we are talking about early tomatoes. Many of those tomato growers who first grew this variety decided not to abandon it in the future.