西红柿品种数目繁多,根据美国种子商1902年种子目录上的记载,西红柿有327个品种,1920年增至468个品种,至1944年已达513个品种。由于西红柿的天然杂交突变,及人工的不断改良,所以西红柿品种的数目逐年均有增加。但在此数百个品种中,同种异名者有之,品种间特性不显著而大同小异者有之。同时由于实际栽培者对于西红柿品种经济条件之要求及限制大部份品种如昙花一现,在赏际栽培过程 There are so many varieties of tomatoes. According to the records of 1902 American seeds, there are 327 varieties of tomatoes and 468 varieties in 1920, reaching 513 varieties in 1944. Due to the natural mutation of tomatoes and artificial continuous improvement, so the number of tomato varieties have increased year by year. However, in this hundreds of varieties, the same-name people have, the characteristics of varieties is not significant and those who have similarities. At the same time as the actual cultivator for the economic requirements of tomatoes varieties and restrictions on most varieties such as short-lived, in the appreciation of the cultivation process