TOMATOES GRADING

·       THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO TOMATOES OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM SOLANUM LYCOPERSICON L. TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER, TOMATOES FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED.

·       TOMATOES MAY BE CLASSIFIED INTO THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL TYPES:

·       “ROUND”;

·       “RIBBED”;

·       RIBBED TOMATOES HAVE WELL DIFFERENTIATED RIBS AROUND THE STALK END. THE SHAPE OF THE TOMATO WILL DEPEND ON VARIETY. FOR THE SAME VARIETY, THE SHAPE OF THE TOMATO MAY CHANGE FROM THE BEGINNING TO THE END OF THE SEASON. THEREFORE, THE RIBS MAY BE MORE OR LESS PRONOUNCED.

·       “OBLONG” OR “ELONGATED”;

·       OBLONG (OR ELONGATED) TOMATOES OF OVOID OR ELLIPSOID SHAPE ARE MORE OR LESS ELONGATED, SHOWING A SMOOTH SURFACE OR SLIGHT RIBS.

·       CHERRY/COCKTAIL TOMATOES (MINIATURE VARIETIES) OF ALL SHAPES.

·       NAME OF ILLUSTRATION

o   COMMERCIAL TYPE – ROUND

o   COMMERCIAL TYPE – RIBBED

o   COMMERCIAL TYPE – OBLONG OR ELONGATED

o   COMMERCIAL TYPE – CHERRY / COCKTAIL