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Campari
Campari tomatoes on the vine
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
Maturity	80 days
Type	Hybrid
Vine	Indeterminate
Plant height	6-8 feet
Fruit weight	Medium (about 50g)
Leaf	Regular leaf
Resist.	T
Color	Bicolor: Red
Shape	Globe

Campari is a type of hybrid tomato noted for its juiciness, high sugar level, low acidity, and lack of mealiness. Camparis are deep red and larger than a pear or cherry tomato, but smaller and rounder than common plum tomatoes. They are often sold as "tomato-on-the-vine" (TOV) in supermarkets, a category of tomato that has become increasingly popular over the years. Campari tomatoes can be produced from different varieties with similar characteristics, the standard being Mountain Magic. As a hybrid, the seeds cost around $150,000 per pound.

The company Mastronardi Produce registered the term "Campari" as a United States trademark for its tomatoes in 2003; however, the trademark was challenged in 2006 based on claims that "Campari" is actually the general name for the tomato variety bred in the 1990s by the Dutch company Enza Zaden.

Characteristics

A typical Campari cultivar is a globe-shaped hybrid with regular leaves, and exhibits resistance to the tobacco mosaic virus. The plant grows 6–8 feet (1.8–2.4 m), and matures in 70–80 days.

See also

• List of tomato cultivars

References

1. "Midwest Vegetable Trial Report for 2011" (PDF). Cornell University. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
2. "Greenhouse Tomatoes Change the Dynamics of the North American Fresh Tomato Industry" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
3. "The Vegetable & Small Fruit Gazette". Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences. July 2010. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
4. Maynard, Elizabeth T. "Midwest Vegetable Trial Report for 2011" (PDF). Purdue University. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
5. Charles, Dan (3 June 2016). "The Search For Tastier Supermarket Tomatoes: A Tale In 3 Acts". NPR. Retrieved 3 June 2016.
6. Bentley, Ashley (17 May 2011). "Legal battle intensifies over Campari tomato". The Packer. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
7. Bolat, John. "Tomato Mentor". Retrieved 18 November 2021.
8. "Mountain Magic Hybrid". Burpee Seeds and Plants. Retrieved 6 September 2012.

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