Cherry tomato
The cherry tomato is a type of tomato that is a fruit. This type of tomato was originally developed in Israel.
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Species: | S. lycopersicum
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Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme |
Israeli scientists Haim Rabinowitch and Nachum Kadar from the Weizmann Institute in Rehovot bred one of the varieties of cherry tomatoes in 1973.[1]