Tomato "memory sponge" was named in honor of the eminent breeder Valentina sponge, which from 1971 to 2016 worked in the Department of vegetable breeding of the research Institute's. Tomatoes intended for planting in open ground and have a Bush that you can not pasynkovat, although for earlier products, the breeders still recommend to remove the suckers up to the first flower brushes. The first fruits he has quite large, up to 250 grams, the next smaller.

"This is a self-pollinating variety, but because it yields a harvest in those weather conditions, which negatively affect insects-pollinators" — said the head of the laboratory of plant breeding, seed production and cultivation technology of vegetable crops and potato research Institute's candidate of agricultural Sciences Tatiana Steinert.

The third novelty of the research Institute's plant breeders, the variety Basilica "Yashka-Tsygan" (the name he received for dark-purple leaf color). Other features — full-bodied flavor and distinct aftertaste sweet peas. This culture does not require a lot of space on the plot: according to breeders, with one square meter of planted Basil "Yashka-Tsygan" you can collect up to two pounds of green mass.

It is noted that at present new varieties transferred to the state variety trials.

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