Sona
Sona | |
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Maturity | midseason |
Growth habit | indet. |
Leaf type | regular |
Fruit color | pink |
Fruit shape | beefsteak |
Fruit size | medium |
Fruit type | slicer |
Variety type | open-pollinated, heirloom |
Country | Panama |
B.C KO T
- Indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Fruits are pink with yellow shoulders, slightly ruffled, round and oblate, with very good to excellent sweet flavor. 3-5 oz. Later fruits may have semi-hollow seed chambers. New introduction of this very old variety from Panama.
Seed source:
- Norbert R. Pikovsky, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (PA PI N2) 08 / USDA
Year grown: 2013
Location: Zone 7b, PNW, Anmore, BC, Canada (760 ft above sea level)
History
- Very old variety from Panama.
- PI 647116. Donated to USDA in 1935 from Panama.
- First offered in the Seed Savers 2008 Yearbook by Norbert Pikovsky, Pennsylvania (PA PI N), who got the seeds from the USDA.
Picture Gallery
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - plant. 2013-07-08.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - leaf. 2013-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - flower truss. 2013-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - baby fruit. 2013-07-16.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - ripe fruit. 2013-08-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - ripe fruit. 2013-09-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - ripe fruit. 2013-09-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - sliced fruit. 2013-08-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - sliced fruit. 2013-08-29.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - sliced fruit. 2013-09-09.
Tatiana Kouchnareva (B.C KO T). Sona - sliced fruit. 2013-09-09.
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Seed Availability
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2014 | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds - new | . | . |
2013 | 0 | . | |
2012 | 0 | 0 | |
2011 | 0 | 0 | |
2010 | 0 | . | |
2009 | 1 | . | |
2008 | 1 | . | |
2007 | 0 | . |
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Tatiana
Country | Panama + |
Description | Indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. F … Indet. plants with regular leaf foliage. Fruits are pink with yellow shoulders, slightly ruffled, round and oblate, with very good to excellent sweet flavor. 3-5 oz. Later fruits may have semi-hollow seed chambers. New introduction of this very old variety from Panama. tion of this very old variety from Panama. |
Fruit color | pink + |
Fruit shape | beefsteak + |
Fruit size | medium + |
Fruit type | slicer + |
Germ% | 25 + |
GermRec | Norbert R. Pikovsky, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (PA PI N2) 08 / USDA (2013, 25) + |
Growth habit | indet. + |
History | * Very old variety from Panama.
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Leaf | regular + |
Maturity | midseason + |
Member code | B.C KO T + |
Seed source | Norbert R. Pikovsky, Johnstown, Pennsylvania (PA PI N2) 08 / USDA |
USDA | PI 647116 + |
USDA link | http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?154681 + |
Variety type | open-pollinated + and heirloom + |
Vendor | Tatiana's TOMATObase Seeds + |
Year grown | 2013 + |