| Campari | |
| Type: | Hybrid |
| Maturity: | 80 days |
| Height: | 6-8 feet |
| Weight: | Medium (about 50g) |
| Vine: | Indeterminate |
| 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.[1] [2] [3] [4] As a hybrid, the seeds cost around $150,000 per pound.[5]
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.[6] [7]
A typical Campari cultivar is a globe-shaped hybrid with regular leaves, and exhibits resistance to the tobacco mosaic virus. The plant grows 6feet–8feetft (–ft), and matures in 70–80 days.[8]