Springsteen. Bon Jovi. Jersey Shore fist pumpers. An armpit with stink lines. These are all common things people associate with New Jersey. However, the Garden State is also the home of the famous Jersey tomato… “I’m not exactly sure why,” admits Rutgers University professor Thomas J. Orton, Ph.D., who works in the department of plant biology and pathology. “If you ask people around the country, ‘What about Jersey?’ they’ll say the best thing about Jersey is the tomato.”