California Hybrids was founded in 1991 by Dr. Kanti Rawal, PhD. Its goal to provide high quality commercial seeds, California Hybrids has emerged as a forerunner in traditionally developed boutique tomatoes and peppers.
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Drawing on decades of experience both in academia as well as in industry, Dr. Rawal and his team have developed totally unique tomato and pepper strains, focusing as much on appearance as on taste.
With a very high germination rate and disease resistance and excellent taste and shelf life, California Hybrids products are a superlative choice for growers in the organic and non-organic markets.
California Hybrids yellow and red tomato lines have received numerous accolades from growers, food service personnel and consumers. Full-bodied and sweet, California Hybrids’ varieties were used by chefs nationwide in their recipes through SunRoma, Inc. and featured on Food TV. Currently, California Hybrids supplies exclusive varieties to Del Cabo Organics, featured in retail locations nationwide.
For a detailed history of Dr. Rawal’s work, kindly refer to the L.A. Times front-page feature on his endeavors dated November 13, 1999.

