Tomatoes

Tomatoes

　　Tomatoes

　　Jimusaer features plain climatic conditions and a continental arid climate, with cold winters, hot summers, and ample sunshine. It enjoys 3,010 hours of sunshine per year and an average solar radiation of 5,802 MJ/m². The mean annual temperature is 5–7°C, the extreme maximum temperature reaches 40.8°C, and the extreme minimum temperature is -36.8°C. The annual effective accumulated temperature above 10°C is 3,400°C, the average annual precipitation is 168.2 mm, and the frost-free period lasts 170 days. Such conditions are particularly suitable for tomato cultivation.

　　Processing tomatoes are a specialty agricultural product developed in recent years. They are grown in all the plain townships of Jimusaer County, with a total planting area of 20,000 mu, an average yield of 4 tons per mu, and a maximum yield of up to 8 tons per mu. The commercialization rate is 95%, with lycopene content ranging from 8.2–11.4 mg/100g (after processing and concentration, lycopene typically exceeds 45 mg/100g). The soluble solids content is 4.1–6.2%, fruit firmness is 4.5–5.6 kg/cm², total acidity is 0.30–0.41%, and total sugar content is 3.47–4.65%. The main cultivated varieties include DeFan 99, Heinz, 87–5, and Hongbao No. 3.

　　In the 2001 Xinjiang Tomato Products Quality Competition, the processing tomatoes of Jimusaer County ranked first in all comprehensive indicators.