Baise Tomatoes

Baise Tomatoes

Baise Tomatoes are a product with a geographical indication for agricultural produce.

　　Baise City in Guangxi is located in a subtropical monsoon climate zone, where tomatoes are one of the main solanaceous vegetable varieties. They have been cultivated here for a long time, with foreign hybrid varieties introduced in the 1980s. The rise of the Baise tomato industry began in 1984 when winter tomatoes were planted in Xingcheng Village, Tianzhou Town, Tianyang County, Baise City, using idle rice paddies during the winter season, achieving a triple-cropping system of "rice-rice-tomato" within a year. This led to large-scale cultivation of autumn and winter tomatoes in Baise. Over time, the varieties evolved from large-fruited tomatoes to a coexistence of both large-fruited and cherry-type fruiting tomatoes, as well as a variety of fruit colors including red, yellow, and purple, making Baise one of the nation’s major production areas for autumn and winter tomatoes. In recent years, the vegetable planting area in Baise has reached 120,000 hectares, with an output of 3.6 million tons. Among these, tomatoes cover nearly 20,000 hectares, yielding 800,000 tons, making Baise one of China’s key bases for supplying vegetables from south to north.

　　Geographical Scope

　　The protected geographical indication area for Baise Tomatoes spans between longitude 104°58′ to 107°54′ and latitude 22°54′ to 24°52′. It includes 78 towns across 12 counties (districts) within the administrative region of Baise City, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Youjiang District, Tianyang County, Tiandong County, Pingguo County, Debao County, Jingxi County, Napo County, Lingyun County, Leye County, Tianlin County, Longlin County, and Xilin County, covering a total of 963 administrative villages. This area constitutes the protected cultivation zone for Baise Tomatoes.

　　Product Quality and Characteristic Features

　　Primarily planted in autumn and winter, Baise Tomatoes grown through rice-rice-vegetable (tomato) or rice-vegetable (tomato) dry-wet rotation in open fields possess naturally superior quality. They retain the unique natural flavor and characteristics of tomatoes grown under natural conditions, featuring distinctive taste, excellent shape, and appealing color. (1) External Sensory Characteristics: There are many varieties of Baise Tomatoes, and the main ones are described below in terms of external sensory features: Qianxi: Cherry tomato, oval-shaped, bright red in color, crisp and sweet in taste, relatively firm, good storage and transportability, high quality. Hongfei No. 6: Cherry tomato, oval-shaped, deep red in color, with moderate sweetness and acidity, pleasant taste, firm texture, good storage and transportability, high quality. Jinqian: Cherry tomato, short oval-shaped, golden yellow with gloss; flesh is orange-yellow, crisp and sweet, firm texture, good storage and transportability, high quality. Abili: Large-fruited tomato, high and flat round shape, light red in color, pleasant taste, firm texture, good storage and transportability, high quality. Luo La: Large-fruited tomato, high and flat round shape, dark red in color, excellent taste, firm texture, no green shoulder, good storage and transportability. (2) Internal Quality Indicators: Baise Tomato production bases have been certified as pollution-free vegetable production areas. Product quality meets the requirements for pollution-free agricultural products, and pesticide residue levels comply with the limits set forth in the "Notification on Issuing the Testing Catalogue for Five Categories of Pollution-Free Agricultural Products Including Solanaceous Vegetables" (Nongban Zhi [2013] No. 17) issued by the Office of the Ministry of Agriculture, specifically for solanaceous vegetables.