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by zsellera 2054 days ago
I'm kinda into tomatoes: the same variety can result different taste and nutritional value (dry matter content) depending on the growing conditions.

I know two greenhouse growers, growing the same variety of tomato on the same rootstock in the same medium. One of them has ~5-5.5% DMC while the other has close to 8% in the mid-spring season.

They taste different, but they yield different as well (higher quality means lower yields).

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UV radiation from the sun also effects the taste; It brings out the 'nightshade' flavor.