Abstract
Over the last several years, grape tomato production has grown to become an important segment of fresh-market tomatoes and strongly competes for market share with cherry tomatoes. Demand for grape tomatoes has increased as a result of consumer satisfaction with their vine-ripened flavor, especially their high sugar content, and desirable fruit size and crisp texture. Breeding of improved grape tomato types in the North Carolina fresh-market tomato breeding program has resulted in the release of three breeding lines, NC 1 Grape, NC 2 Grape, and NC 3 Grape, that are useful in producing improved cultivars of grape tomatoes. NC 1 Grape and NC 2 Grape have indeterminate growth habit, whereas NC 3 Grape has determinate growth habit. NC 1 Grape and NC 3 Grape have jointless fruit pedicels, whereas NC 2 Grape has jointed pedicels. NC 1 Grape and NC 3 Grape develop a uniform bright red exterior and interior color in ripe fruits, whereas NC 2 Grape develops a deep yellowish orange color on mature fruit.
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