Campbell 135

General Info

Campbell 135
Maturity	midseason
Growth habit	indet.
Leaf type	regular
Fruit color	red
Fruit shape	oblate
Fruit size	medium
Fruit type
Variety type
Country

MO MU K

Red tomatoes, crackproof, uniform green. Deep red interior color. Indeterminate plants mid season. Very good intense rich tomatoey flavor. Meaty. Good general purpose tomato. Many people that I have had taste it say this one tastes "old fashioned".

Source 

USDA

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History

• Breeder: Campbell's Soup. 1959 see Campbell Soup Plant Sci. Seminar Proc. 1960, pp. 102-108 List of veg. var. "Committee on veg. breeding & var." Am'n. Soc. for Hort. Sc. August 1959
• Developed from a complex genealogy involving many older varieties. See image.
• Campbell's line also referred to as KC 135.

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Parents

Some of the parents are:

• Targinnie Red
• John Baer
• Del Monte
• Greater Baltimore
• Red Skin
• Wisconsin 55
• Sioux
• Glamour
• Hotset

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See also

• Campbell 17
• Campbell 19
• Campbell 22
• Campbell 24
• Campbell 28
• Campbell 33
• Campbell 37
• Campbell 54
• Campbell 146
• Campbell 222
• Campbell 1327

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Picture Gallery

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  Keith Mueller. Fruit interior of Campbell's 135

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  Keith Mueller. Typical fruit of Campbell's 135

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  Keith Mueller. Pedigree trace of Campbell's 135. From Report of the Tomato Genetics Cooperative Vol 11, pg 36.