![]() ![]() These varieties produce very high yields, require less labor, and are relatively resistant to tomato diseases. While they can be consumed raw, they are at their best when cooked. They are determinate in the sense that they ripen all of sudden in place of at some stage in the season. They are also firmer than non-roma or paste tomatoes. Roma tomatoes are oblong in shape and large for their size. They are also referred to as a paste tomato Paste tomatoes, like roma tomatoes, have a thicker fruit wall, fewer seeds, and a denser but grainier flesh. Indeterminate varieties must be staked and pruned and require more labor. Indeterminate varieties bear fruit for a longer period of time. Indeterminate varieties produce new leaves and flowers all the time and can grow very tall. The determinate is shorter and bushier, whereas the semi-determinate is taller. Determinate (and semi-determinate) varieties have flower clusters at the end of their stems. Tomatoes are classified into two types based on plant habit: determinate and indeterminate. Tomatoes used as flavor enhancers in food are always in high demand, both fresh and processed. They are a good source of vitamins as well as a cash crop for smallholders and medium-scale commercial farmers. They are grown for home consumption in almost every homestead's backyard across Sub-Saharan Africa. Tomatoes are one of Africa's most widely grown vegetable crops. Tomatoes are native to South and Central America, but they are now grown all over the world. Tomato may also be referred to as the love apple and originates from South America. The tomato plant can grow 0.7–2 m (2.3–6.6 ft) in height and as an annual, is harvested after only one growing season. The tomato plant produces yellow flowers, which can develop into a cyme of 3–12, and usually, a round fruit (berry) that is fleshy, smoothed skin, and can be red, pink, purple, brown, orange, or yellow in color. The stems are covered in coarse hairs and the leaves are arranged spirally. The plant can be erect with short stems or vine-like with long, spreading stems. Tomato is an herbaceous annual in the family Solanaceae grown for its edible fruit. The following are the crop details for tomato ![]()
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