Rica Tomato (Rica kamatis): Yield, Maturity and Characteristics
Rica is a registered tomato variety, also sold or known as Rica kamatis. It was registered with the National Seed Industry Council in 2005 as NSIC 2005 Tm 12. It takes 63 to 65 days from transplanting to the first harvest, with 13.85 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
The average and top yields in tonnes per hectare come from the trials each variety went through to be registered with the NSIC, and from what the seed companies say about their own seed.
What farmers harvest today can be different. Newer harvest records, the season, the place, the soil, the water and the care all move these numbers over time.
So use them to compare varieties, not as a promise for your field. Ask your seller or your agriculturist how the variety did on farms near you in the last few seasons.
If you came here looking for Rica kamatis, this is the same tomato. Its seller and farm sources add notes, listed at the end. Compare it with the others in our tomato variety finder, or see every crop variety we list. For the crop itself, read our guide: fertilizer for tomatoes, stage by stage.
- Days to harvest: 63 to 65 days from transplanting to the first harvest.
- Yield: 13.85 tonnes per hectare on average in the trials.
- Recommended for: the areas in its trials, in both the wet and the dry season.
Key facts about Rica tomato
| Trait | What the record shows |
|---|---|
| Registration | NSIC 2005 Tm 12 |
| Year approved | 2005 |
| Also known as | Rica kamatis |
| Days to harvest | 63 to 65 days |
| Average yield | 13.85 t/ha |
| Yield, dry season | 10.2 t/ha |
| Yield, wet season | 17.5 t/ha |
| Season | Both the wet and the dry season |
| Fruit weight (g), dry season | 28.6 |
| Fruit weight (g), wet season | 19.3 |
How long does it take, and how much does it yield?
Rica tomato takes 63 to 65 days from transplanting to the first harvest. That is 6.6 days faster than the average of the 20 tomato varieties with a day count, 70.6 days. A shorter crop frees the field sooner and dodges more of the weather, while a longer one often fills more.
Its average yield of 13.85 t/ha trails the average of its group, 20.91. Trial yields come from well managed plots, so your own will depend on water, fertilizer, pests and timing. Its seller gives first harvest 63 to 65 days after transplanting in registration trials.
Once you know the day count, anee.io dates every task from each lot's own planting day, with the growth stages and weather beside it.
Is it resistant to pests and diseases?
No pest or disease ratings are published for this variety. So treat it as untested, and scout every week.
The pests and diseases that hit tomato fields most often: early blight, late blight, tomato leaf curl, whitefly, anthracnose. Our pest finder and disease finder help you name what you see.
What the harvest is like
A fruit weighs about 28.6 grams.
What its seller and farm sources say
- Yield: About 10 t/ha in the dry season and 17.5 t/ha in the wet season in registration trials.
- Fruit: Small, about 19 to 29 g.
- Season: Trial yields were higher in the wet season.
- Where: The registry says it suits a wide range of growing conditions.
Why farmers know it: NSIC registered public tomato from IPB UPLB, no current DA promotion or seller found. Check these against what farmers near you have seen, because the same variety can do differently from one town to the next.
Where and when to plant Rica tomato
It is recommended for both the wet and the dry season. Bacterial wilt kills more lowland tomato than any other disease, so in the wet season pick a variety rated resistant to it. Choose a firm, oblong fruit if you sell to a far market, and a round, juicy one for fresh sale nearby. Heat tolerant hybrids set fruit in the hot months, when open pollinated tomatoes often drop their flowers. Before planting, get the field ready with our guide: Land preparation for vegetables.
Before you buy seed
- Buy sealed packs or tagged sacks from an accredited dealer, and check the packing date and germination rate.
- Ask your municipal agriculturist or nearby farmers how it did in your area last season.
- Try it on a small area first, beside the variety you usually plant, before you switch the whole farm.
- Write down the planting day, inputs and harvest, so you can compare varieties on your own ground. anee.io keeps these records for you.
Set the planting day of each lot and anee.io dates every task to harvest, with the weather beside it. Free on the Libre plan.
Start freeTomato varieties like this one
These are the closest matches among the tomato varieties we list. So if seed of this one is hard to find, compare these first.
- Golden Globe: 63 to 65 days, 19.4 t/ha, 2016
- Dalwangan Tm 1: 62 to 66 days, 22.36 t/ha, 1995
- Margaux: about 63 days, 11.2 t/ha, 2016
- Mikaela: about 63 days, 12.2 t/ha, 2016
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