Tomato variety Eupator (F1)

Not every tomato variety is suitable for buried ground cultivation. To do this, he must have some features. Scientists of LLC "Agrofirma Gavrish" have created a hybrid with the big name Evpator. The registration application was filed in 2000. After 2 years, the culture was entered into the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation with admission to cultivation throughout Russia. The variety belongs to hybrids and is marked F1. Suitable for cultivation in winter greenhouses and under film shelters. Its feature is the possibility of extended turnover.

Description

The tomato belongs to the indeterminate varieties, requires a mechanical restriction in growth. The plant is medium-branched, with an open habit. The foliage is good. The arrangement of the leaves is alternate. The leaf plate is dark green, normal size, wrinkled. The main stem is slightly pubescent. The flowers are ordinary, yellow. Eupator has a simple brush, flowers are formed along one cutting. The peduncle is articulated. The first fruit cluster in the variety is laid after 9 leaves, the subsequent ones - every three. Each cluster has 3 to 8 ovaries.

The fruits have an excellent appearance. They are flat-rounded or rounded, with a perfectly flat surface and a glossy, durable skin. The mass indicated by the State Register of Plants of the Russian Federation is 109 - 126 grams, the originator promises an average weight of 130 - 150 grams. Unripe tomatoes are green, without a spot at the stalk; during ripeness, they acquire an even red color. The number of seed nests is 4 or more. The pulp is dense, juicy, fleshy. The taste is excellent. The taste harmoniously combines sweetness and sourness.

Variety characteristics

• The hybrid is mid-early. The period from germination to maturation is 110 days;
• sets fruit well even with early planting;
• According to the State Register of Breeding Achievements of the Russian Federation, the marketable yield of Eupator was 38.4 kg / m2, which is higher than that of the standard Mayev F1 (34.2 kg / m2). The maximum indicator is 40.9 kg / sq.m, according to some information, the yield is up to 44 kg / sq.m. The originators promise that each bush will bring 4.5 - 5.5 kg;
• fruit marketability is the highest - 99%;
• a tomato can be grown year-round, as the crop is low-volume, that is, its cultivation does not require large volumes of soil, which is partially replaced by hydroponics;

• a decrease in daylight hours and light intensity, which is very important for closed ground in winter, does not affect the plant in any way;
• tomatoes do not crack;
• Eupator is characterized by excellent transportability, dense tomatoes do not wrinkle and do not lose their presentation during transportation;
• the immunity of the variety is excellent. It is resistant to fusarium, tobacco mosaic virus, cladosporium and rootworm nematode. Genetically resistant to top rot. Therefore, when the growing conditions are not particularly respected in the greenhouse, the variety will not suffer from diseases;
• the way of eating tomatoes is universal. The fruits are good in their natural form, for example in salads. Perfect for canning as a whole, pickling, pickling, processing into tomato products.

Agrotechnics

Eupator is grown by seedlings. Sowing tomato seeds is carried out in mid or late March. A pick is carried out as soon as one real leaf appears on the seedling. Seedlings are transplanted into the greenhouse at the age of 45 days, this should happen in early or mid-May. After planting, you need to start forming the plant. To do this, the bush is tied to a vertical trellis. Grown into one stem, removing all stepchildren.Planting pattern - 40 cm between plants in a row, row spacing - 60 cm. Up to 4 tomato bushes can be planted per 1 square meter. Complex mineral fertilizers are used as top dressing, the soil must be maintained in a moderately moist state, and loosened and weeded regularly.

Eupator is valuable for its high yield, unpretentious care, high immunity and suitability for low-volume growing technology. Do not forget to add the excellent taste of the fruits and their versatility to this list of the advantages of the variety.