Interim Report of the Committee on Varietal Pedigrees 1983

Listing of previous report: TGC 9:1959 - an attached 
supplement between pages 36 and 37.  TGC 11:36-51, 1961.

TGC 16:53-67, 1966. TGC 18:64-71, 1968. TGC 19:39-45, 1969.
TGC 20:79-86, 1970. TGC 21:61-64, 1971. TGC 22:47-52, 1972.
TGC 23:49-56, 1973. TGC 24:46-52, 1974. TGC 25:36-41, 1975.
TGC 26:33-38, 1976. TGC 27:59-68  1977. TGC 28:42-48, 1978.
TGC 29:58-62, 1979. TGC 31:40-47, 1981. TGC 32:53-59, 1982.
TGC 33:51-54, 1983.

       COMMITTEE ON VARIETAL PEDIGREES

Alexander, L. J.                  Groszmann, H. (Australia)
Andrasfalvy, Andras (Hungary)     Hernandez, T. P.
Angell, F. F.                     Honma, Shigemi
Baldy, B. (Hungary)               John, C. A.
Cirulli, M. (Italy)               Kooistra, E. (Holland)
Crill, J. P.                      Lambeth, V. N. (Chairman)
Darby, L. A. (England)            Leeper, Paul
Daskaloff, C. (Bulgaria)          Pecaut, M. (France)
Frankel, Rafael (Israel)          Robinson, R. W.
Frazier, W. A.                    Sumeghy, J. B. (Australia)
Gabelman, W. H.                   Tomes, M. L.
Gilbert, J. C.
Graham, T. 0.

McFerran, J., M. J. Goode, and W. Montgomery, 1982.
          VF Pink - a Verticillium wilt resistant pink fruit
          fresh market tomato.  Arkansas Farm Research 31 (1):
          6-7.

VF PINK

Pedigree:

          Traveler 76

          Ark. 75-13-5 x GJ75-18-3
                       |
                       F1
                       .
                       .
                       .
                      (F9) VF Pink

Characteristics:

Fruit:  pink(y) globe, resistant to radial and concentric 
            cracking.

Plants: sp+, resistant Ve and F (I)
          
Maturity:  Earlier than Traveler 176.

McFerran, J., M. J. Goode and W. A. Sistrunk. 1982.
          Ark 7985 - a processing tomato resistant to fruit
          rot.  Arkansas Farm Research 31 (1):7.

ARK 7985
          
Pedigree:

      ARC x Ark 78-74-1
          |
         F1
          .
          .
          .
        (F7) Ark 7985
                   
Characteristics:

Fruit:  Red, thick tough skin moderate to good resistance
        to fruit rot caused by Rhizoctonia solani.  Good 
        resistance to fruit cracking.
          
Plants:               resistant to F(I)

Suitable for ear ly processing crop in Arkansas or areas
where fruit set is not reduced by high night temperatures.

Scott, J. W. and James D. Farley.  1983.  'Ohio CR-6' Tomato.
          HortScience 18(l):114-115.

OHIO CR6

Pedigree:


Characteristics:

Fruit:  Pink(y)globe to slightly oblate, 110-200g., u, little
     'zippering', tolerant to fruit cracking and blotchy 
     ripening.

Plants: vigorous, sp+, resistant Fusarium crown rot,
   F (I) , Ve, TMV (TM2^2^/Tm2)

For greenhouse forcing in northern OHIO and Ontario, Canada
 where pink-fruited tomatoes are preferred.