Scientists from Rutgers University have created a new tomato cultivar Scarlet Sunrise

In New Jersey, tomatoes have a long history. Nearly a century ago, a specialist from Rutgers University bred a cultivar that was supplied to grocery store shelves for decades. Now, researchers from the same university have introduced a new cherry tomato named Scarlet Sunrise.

In a new episode of The Sporkful podcast, produced in collaboration with Planet Money, hosts Dan Pashman and Kenny Malone explore the issues of creating new tomatoes, the reasons behind the growing popularity of new fruit and vegetable varieties, and test whether Scarlet Sunrise can win over a longtime cherry tomato skeptic.

Working on this episode from the Planet Money team were producer James Sneed, editor Keith Romer, fact-checker Sierra Juarez, and sound engineers Sena Loffredo and Jimmy Keeley. The Sporkful production team included Dan Pashman, Emma Morgenstern, Andres O'Hara, Kamille Stanley, and Jared O'Connell.