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The Princes, a cherry tomato, are so sweet that you’ll want to pop them in your mouth one after another. The Romas have a bold flavor, meaty flesh, and striking red and purple skin.
The Indigo Rose tomato is a modern invention from scientists who crossbred purplish tomatoes to produce offspring with ever cooler, darker hues.
A plant expert at Oregon State University has developed a new type of tomato, the Indigo Rose, which contains anthocyanins, an antioxidant pigment found in blueberries.
OSU professor develops new Midnight Roma tomato share James Myers, professor of vegetable breeding and vegetable genetics at the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences, has developed a new dark purple antioxidant-rich tomato called the Midnight Roma. The Midnight Roma is a result of crossbreeding the tomato varieties Indigo Rose, another purple tomato also developed at OSU, and Oregon Star, according to The Midnight Roma is unique in many respects, especially with regard to its antioxidant-rich skin. The Midnight Roma, like other so-called “indigo” tomatoes, conta...
Once you entered the greenhouse compound at Oregon State University they werenât hard to spot. Amid the broccoli and beans, purple tomatoes stand out. There were only a few plants left from this yearâs tomato crop, a couple of Indigo Rose and a couple of the new Midnight Roma varietal. Indigo Rose came out in 2011, with the just-released Midnight Roma the latest concoction in the vegetable breeding and genetics career of OSU Professor Jim Myers. U.S. stocks dipped on Monday as investors take a cautious stance ahead of the start of first-quarter earnings season. Conway G. Gittens rep...