Table 1. RECOMMENDED VARIETIES FOR LOUISIANA Image Variety Name Description Days to Fruit Weight Resistance & Typea Harvestb Fresh Market or Beefsteak Amelia (D) Large, uniform, red fruit; good for 75 days Fruit: 8-12 oz Fusarium wilt, root-knot slicing; flavorful and firm; nematode, Stemphylium gray productive; crack resistant; hybrid leaf spot, tomato spotted wilt virus, Verticillium wilt

Beefmaster (I) Bright red fruit; very productive; 80 days Fruit: 16-32 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, high quality; sweet and flavorful; root-knot nematode, meaty; good for slicing; crack Stemphylium gray leaf spot, resistant; hybrid tomato spotted wilt virus, Verticillium wilt

Bella Rosa (D) Round, bright red fruit; flavorful; 75 days Fruit: 9-12 oz Alternaria stem canker, good for slicing; productive; heat anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, tolerant; hybrid root-knot nematode, Stemphylium gray leaf spot, tomato spotted wilt virus, Verticillium wilt

Better Boy (I) Bright red fruit; very productive; 75 days Fruit: 10-16 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, meaty; good for slicing; flavorful; late blight, root-knot good foliage; hybrid nematode, Stemphylium gray leaf spot, Verticillium wilt

BHN 444 (D) Bright red fruit; productive; good 75 days Fruit: 12 oz Fusarium wilt, Stemphylium for slicing; grows well in Southern gray leaf spot, tobacco mosaic states; hybrid virus, tomato spotted wilt virus, Verticillium wilt

BHN 602 (D) Bright red fruit; flavorful; good for 75 days Fruit: 10-12 oz Fusarium wilt, tomato spotted slicing; grows well in the South; wilt virus, Verticillium wilt productive; hybrid

Big Beef (I) Large, round red fruit; flavorful, 70-73 days Fruit: 10-16 oz Alternaria stem canker, early variety; crack resistant and anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, heat tolerant; popular variety for late blight, root-knot this type; hybrid nematode, Stemphylium gray leaf spot, tobacco mosaic virus, tomato mosaic virus, Verticillium wilt Big Dena (I) Large red fruit; mostly smooth with 77 days Fruit: 8-12 oz Fusarium wilt, Fusarium crown slightly ribbed shoulders, flavorful, root rot, leaf mold, tobacco uniform; good greenhouse hybrid mosaic virus, tomato mosaic virus, Verticillium wilt

Carolina Gold (D) Golden-yellow fruit; firm; meaty; 75 days Fruit: 8-10 oz Fusarium wilt, gray wall, flavorful; low acidity; productive; Stemphylium gray leaf spot, hybrid Verticillium wilt

Celebrity (D) Round, medium, bright red fruit; 70-72 days Fruit: 7-8 oz Alternaria stem canker, flavorful; firm; productive, early anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, variety; crack resistant; hybrid root-knot nematode, Stemphylium gray leaf spot, Tomato mosaic virus, Verticillium wilt

Champion (I) Red fruit; early variety; productive; 65 days Fruit: 6-8 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, good for slicing; heat tolerant; root-knot nematode, tobacco hybrid mosaic virus, tomato yellow leaf curl virus, Verticillium wilt

Colonial (D) Red fruit; firm and flavorful; 76 days Fruit: 7-8 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, productive; good for slicing; hybrid Stemphylium gray leaf spot, Verticillium wilt

Dona (I) Red glossy fruit; flavorful; 75 days Fruit: 6-8 oz Fusarium wilt, root-knot productive; meaty; few seeds; nematode, tobacco mosaic good for slicing; French origin; virus, Verticillium wilt open-pollinated

Early Girl (I) Red fruit; flavorful, early variety; 52-57 days Fruit: 4-6 oz Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt very productive; meaty; good for slicing; heat tolerant; heat set; hybrid

Fantastic (I) Red fruit; productive, meaty, 70 days Fruit: 4-7 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, classic beefsteak variety; good for Verticillium wilt slicing; crack resistant; hybrid

Florida 47 (D) Red fruit developed for 75 days Fruit: 10 oz Alternaria stem canker, commercial production; good for anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, slicing; grows well in hot, humid, root-knot nematode, tropical climates; great foliage Stemphylium gray leaf spot, cover; productive; hybrid Verticillium wilt

Florida 91 (D) Red fruit; productive; good for 90 days Fruit: 9-11 oz Alternaria stem canker, slicing; heat tolerant; crack anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, resistant; hybrid root-knot nematode, Stemphylium gray leaf spot, Verticillium wilt

Geronimo (I) Firm, red fruit; flavorful; very 78 days Fruit: 8-10 oz Fusarium wilt, Fusarium crown productive; good for slicing; crack root rot, leaf mold, powdery resistant; good shelf life; good mildew, tobacco mosaic virus, greenhouse hybrid Verticillium wilt

Goliath (I) Bright red fruit; early variety; 65 days Fruit: 10-15 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, productive; good for slicing; root-knot nematode, generally blemish-free skin; hybrid Stemphylium gray leaf spot, tobacco mosaic virus, Verticillium wilt

Heatwave II (D) Red fruit; early variety; productive; 68 days Fruit: 6-7 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, heat tolerant; heat set; grows well Stemphylium gray leaf spot, in the deep South; hybrid Verticillium wilt

Homestead (D) Red fruit with slightly flattened 70-85 days Fruit: 8-9 oz Alternaria stem canker, shoulders; good for slicing; sweet Fusarium wilt and flavorful; meaty; good foliage; heat tolerant; heat set; grows well in hot humid climates; crack resistant; open-pollinated

Jet Star (I) Red fruit; early variety; meaty and 72 days Fruit: 7-9 oz Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt flavorful; very productive; low acidity; crack resistant; hybrid

Mountain Fresh Large red fruit; good for slicing; 75 days Fruit: 8-16 oz Alternaria leaf spot, blossom- Plus (D) grows well in cool and wet climate; end rot, early blight, Fusarium good foliage; flavorful and sweet; wilt, gray wall, root-knot crack resistant; hybrid nematode, Verticillium wilt

Mountain Pride Red fruit; firm and flavorful; crack 77 days Fruit: 6-8 oz Anthracnose, bacterial speck, (D) resistant; grows well in higher Fusarium wilt, Stemphylium elevations; hybrid gray leaf spot, Verticillium wilt

Mountain Rouge Red-pink, large fruit; productive; 73 days Fruit: 12-14 oz Fusarium wilt, late blight, root- (I) flavorful; good for slicing; hybrid knot nematode, Verticillium wilt

Mountain Spring Bright red fruit; early variety; 69 days Fruit: 10-12 oz Alternaria leaf spot, blossom- (D) productive, firm and flavorful; end rot, Fusarium wilt, good for slicing; crack resistant; Stemphylium gray leaf spot, hybrid Verticillium wilt

Phoenix (D) Red fruit; early variety; productive; 72 days Fruit: 8-12 oz Alternaria stem canker, good for slicing; heat tolerant; heat anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, set; crack resistant; hybrid Stemphylium gray leaf spot, Verticillium wilt

Pink Girl (I) Pink fruit; sweet and flavorful; very 76 days Fruit: 6-8 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, productive; good for slicing; crack Stemphylium gray leaf spot, resistant; hybrid Verticillium wilt

Tasti Lee (D) Brilliant red fruit; slightly flattened 75 days Fruit: 6-9 oz Fusarium wilt, Stemphylium top; sweet and flavorful; very gray leaf spot, Verticillium wilt productive; good foliage and shelf life; hybrid

Terrific (I) Red fruit; very sweet and flavorful; 70 days Fruit: 5-8 oz Alternaria stem canker, meaty; good for slicing; Fusarium wilt, root-knot productive; hybrid nematode, Stemphylium gray leaf spot

Tycoon (D) Red fruit; productive; high quality; 65-80 days Fruit: 9-12 oz Fusarium wilt, root-knot heat tolerant; hybrid nematode, tomato spotted wilt virus, Verticillium wilt

Heirloom Arkansas Rose-colored fruit; smooth skin; 80-90 days Fruit: 6-8 oz Traveler (I) productive; flavorful; good for slicing; drought tolerant; grows well in hot humid climates; crack resistant (I) Deep purple-red fruit with dark 70-80 days Fruit: 8-16 oz green and slightly flattened shoulders; smoky flavor; good for slicing, productive; heat tolerant; Black Sea region origin

Brandywine (I) Large, red-pink fruit; smooth red 74-85 days Fruit: 10-16 oz Rust flesh; rich flavor; good for slicing

Bush Beefsteak Deep red fruit; early variety; 62 days Fruit: 8-10 oz (D) productive, sweet and flavorful; good for slicing; cold tolerant

Carbon (I) Dark red-black fruit with dark olive 76 days Fruit: 8-14 oz shoulders; blocky and round; very flavorful and productive; good for slicing; crack resistant

Cherokee Purple Large dusky purple-pink fruit with 72-85 days Fruit: 8-16 oz Rust, Septoria leaf spot (I) slightly flattened dark green shoulders; smooth globe shape; multicolor flesh (purple, brown, green); rich flavor; productive

Delicious (I) Large, scarlet red fruit; meaty and 77 days Fruit: 16-32 oz juicy; crack resistant; productive

Eva Purple Ball Pink-purple fruit; smooth and 70-78 days Fruit: 5-8 oz Blossom-end rot, early and (I) round; soft tender flesh; late blight productive; grows well in hot humid climates; crack resistant

Green Zebra (I) Pale yellow-green medium fruit 72-85 days Fruit: 3-5 oz Rust, Septoria leaf spot with dark green stripes; bright green flesh; sweet and tangy flavor; low acidity; good for slicing; crack resistant; heat tolerant; productive; good foliage

Jaune Flamme (I) Orange fruit; sweet and fruity 70-85 days Fruit: 2-4 oz Late blight, rust flavor (similar to Sungold); productive; good for drying; French origin

Jubilee (I) Bright golden-orange fruit; 80 days Fruit: 8-12 oz Anthracnose productive; thick walls; meaty; mild flavor; low acidity

Lemon Boy (I) Bright lemon-yellow fruit; early 72 days Fruit: 8 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, variety; productive; sweet and root-knot nematode, flavorful; meaty Stemphylium gray leaf spot, Verticillium wilt

Mortgage Lifter Pink-red fruit with slightly 79-85 days Fruit: 12-32 oz Alternaria stem canker, early (I) flattened shoulders; sweet and (can weigh up to blight, Fusarium wilt, root- flavorful; meaty; good for slicing; 4 lbs) knot nematode, Verticillium productive wilt

Persimmon (I) Rose-orange persimmon-colored 81-88 days Fruit: 12-16 oz Late blight fruit; flavorful; low acidity; (can weigh up to productive; good for slicing; 2 lbs) blemish-free skin; Russian origin

Pruden’s Purple Large, deep pink fruit; slightly 67-72 days Fruit: 12-16 oz Rust (I) ribbed; smooth flesh texture; flavorful; productive; meaty; few seeds; heat and cold tolerant; crack resistant; rivals

Rose de Berne (I) Dark rose fruit; sweet and tart 75 days Fruit: 4-8 oz Late blight, rust flavor; meaty; good for slicing; crack resistant; Swiss origin

San Marzano (I) Vibrant red fruit with pointed 75-80 days Fruit: 4-6 oz Rust ends; flavorful; thick walls; peels easily; few seeds; very productive; crack resistant; classic paste variety; Italian origin

Stupice (I) Red-orange fruit with green 55-65 days Fruit: 3-4 oz shoulders; early variety; productive; good for slicing; flavorful and juicy; cold tolerant; Czech Republic origin Sunray (I) Golden-orange fruit; sweet and 75 days Fruit: 8-10 oz Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt flavorful; productive; meaty; good for slicing; good foliage; grows well in hot dry climates; heat and drought tolerant

Yellow Pear (I) Small, lemon-yellow, pear-shaped 70-78 days Fruit: 0.75-1 oz Alternaria stem canker, fruit; mild and tangy flavor; Fusarium wilt, rust productive; heat tolerant

Zapotec Pleated, Bright red, heavily ribbed fruit; 85-86 days Fruit: 10-16 oz Oaxacan Ribbed sweet and flavorful; very (I) productive; few seeds; good for slicing or stuffing; Mexican origin

Roma or Paste Picus Roma (D) Deep red fruit; large and blocky; 75 days Fruit: 4-5 oz Alternaria stem canker, uniform; firm; productive; heat Fusarium wilt, Stemphylium tolerant; heat set; good foliage; gray leaf spot, tomato spotted adaptable hybrid wilt virus, Verticillium wilt

Plum Regal (D) Deep red fruit; bright red flesh; 75 days Fruit: 3-4 oz Early and late blight, Fusarium flavorful; productive; good foliage; wilt, tomato spotted wilt virus, crack resistant; hybrid Verticillium wilt

Roma Paste (D) Deep red fruit; uniform; plum- 65-78 days Fruit: 4 oz Alternaria stem canker, shaped; rich flavor; productive; Fusarium wilt, rust, thick walls; vigorous; open- Verticillium wilt pollinated

Viva Italia (D) Deep red fruit; flavorful, meaty; 72-75 days Fruit: 3-4 oz Anthracnose, bacterial speck, thick wall; productive; heat Fusarium wilt, root-knot tolerant; heat set; hybrid nematode, Verticillium wilt

Grape or Cocktail Cupid (I) Red fruit; productive all season; 62 days Fruit: 0.5-0.75 oz Alternaria stem canker, flavorful; good shelf life; crack anthracnose, bacterial speck, resistant; hybrid Fusarium wilt, Stemphylium gray leaf spot

Juliet (I) Deep red, shiny fruit; flavorful and 60-62 days Fruit: 1.5-2 oz Early and late blight, sweet; crack resistant; good shelf Stemphylium gray leaf spot life; very productive; hybrid

Mountain Magic Cocktail-sized, bright red fruit; 66-70 days Fruit: 2 oz Fusarium wilt, early and late (I) uniform; productive; sweet and blight, Verticillium wilt flavorful; crack resistant; Campari- type; hybrid

Red Grape (I) Bright red fruit; flavorful; 59 days Fruit: 0.5-0.75 oz Fusarium wilt, root-knot productive; hybrid nematode, tobacco mosaic virus

Smarty (I) Bright red fruit; flavorful; sweet; 69 days Fruit: 0.5-1 oz Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt crack resistant; hybrid

Sugary (semi-D) Red-pink glossy fruit; sweet and 60 days Fruit: 1-2 oz flavorful; early variety; productive; crack resistant; hybrid

Cherry Baxter’s Early Red fruit; productive; crack 72 days Fruit: 2 oz Bush (D) resistant; compact plant; open- pollinated

Black Cherry (I) Purple-black fruit; sweet; rich and 55-75 days Fruit: 1-1.5 oz Rust complex flavor; meaty; productive; open-pollinated

Gold Nugget (D) Golden-yellow fruit; slightly oval, 56-60 days Fruit: 1 oz Verticillium wilt early variety; productive; mild flavor; low acidity; crack resistant; compact plant; open-pollinated

Golden Gem (I) Golden-yellow fruit; early variety; 65 days Fruit: 0.5-0.75 oz sweet and flavorful; productive; crack resistant; Chinese origin; hybrid

Husky Cherry Red fruit; early variety; productive; 65 days Fruit: 0.5-0.75 oz Anthracnose, Fusarium wilt, Red (I) sweet and flavorful; hybrid Verticillium wilt

Mountain Belle Bright red fruit; early variety; 68 days Fruit: 0.5-0.75 oz Fusarium wilt, Verticillium wilt (D) productive; very sweet and flavorful; crack resistant; open- pollinated

Red Cherry (I) Bright red fruit; sweet and tangy; 72-75 days Fruit: 0.5-0.75 oz Fruit worm productive; heat tolerant; open- (small variety) or pollinated 1-1.25 oz (large variety)

Sungold (I) Bright tangerine-orange fruit; very 57-65 days Fruit: 0.75-1 oz Fusarium wilt, root-knot productive; sweetest cherry type; nematode, tobacco mosaic flavorful; early maturing; thin skin virus, Verticillium wilt and prone to crack; hybrid

SunSugar (I) Orange fruit; very productive; early 62 days Fruit: 0.5-0.75 oz Fusarium wilt, tobacco mosaic variety; very sweet and flavorful; virus crack resistant; hybrid

Sweet Chelsea (I) Red fruit; early variety; productive; 65 days Fruit: 0.75-1 oz Fusarium wilt, root-knot sweet and flavorful; drought nematode, tobacco mosaic tolerant; crack resistant; hybrid virus, Verticillium wilt

Sweet Million (I) Red fruit; very productive; very 65 days Fruit: 0.5-0.75 oz Fusarium wilt, root-knot sweet and flavorful; crack nematode, Stemphylium gray resistant; hybrid leaf spot, tobacco mosaic virus, tomato spotted wilt virus, Verticillium wilt

Sweet 100 (I) Red fruit; early variety; very 60-65 days Fruit: 1 oz Fusarium wilt, root-knot productive; sweet and flavorful; nematode, Verticillium wilt hybrid

Notes: a Determinate (D) or Indeterminate (I) b From transplant to harvest Table varieties selected from recommendations from LSU AgCenter, UF Extension, Texas A&M Extension, and Southeastern U.S. Vegetable Crop Handbook. Variety descriptions and images compiled from High Mowing Organic Seeds, Johnny’s Selected Seeds, Reimer Seeds, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, Sow True Seed, All America Selections, Jordan Seeds, and Harris Seeds.

Other recommended tomato varieties for Louisiana include: Fresh Market/Beefsteak: BHN 216, BHN 640, BHN 669, BHN 876, BHN 981, Big Box, Carnival, Crista, First Lady, Floralina, Floramerica, Giant Belgium, Golden Girl, Mountain Delight, Porter Improved, Quincy, Red Defender, Red Line, Red Rose, Solar Fire, Spitfire, Starbuck (good greenhouse variety), Sun Leaper, Sun Master, Sun Start, Sunbeam, Sunchaser, Super Fantastic, Sure Fire, Taxi, Torero (good greenhouse variety), Tribeca, Tribute Roma/Paste: Chico III, Classica, Golden Rave, Muriel Roma Cherry: Cherry Grande, Jolly, Small Fry, Sugar Snack, Suncherry, Sweet Baby Girl, Vita-Gold, Yellow Cherry