Identify the tomato...

[OscarSidcup]

Hello

My nephew and his wife have recently moved to the Central African Republic and are keen gardeners (which is also a good thing as there are no supermarkets or Ocado delivery there!). While preparing their allotment they came across a few plants that they have nurtured and their first harvest has just yielded cucumbers and tomatoes. Picture below. Identifying the cucumber was the easy bit - it is Poona Khera (actually an Indian variety!), but how do we go about identifying the tomato variety? Any thoughts welcome!

[veggiechicken]

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[OscarSidcup]

eek - sorry. Hope this works, otherwise let me delete the post and start afresh!

[veggiechicken]

That worked!
No idea about the tomato except its cherry type and has green shoulders!
If they like the taste, does it matter what it is?

[Scarlet]

They aren't uniform in size either...did they all come fromthe same plant? I think there are too many tomatoes that look similar to be able to single out the variety. If they like it though save seeds!

[Zelenina]

That's an interesting place to move to. The cucumbers could be Poona Kheera, but there are actually lots of Asian cucumbers that look like that, and Russian, and probably African too. We just don't often see them in the west. They and the toms are likely to be local varieties. I suggest they try asking the neighbours (if they have any), or looking for anything similar in the local shops and markets. Do they know who had the plot before them, and where they might have got their seeds from? Are they going to save seeds from them for next year?

[OscarSidcup]

Thanks - yes they told me they are tasty and will save the seeds for future plantings, they will get some to me too (though without a postal service, things take a long time to arrive!).
They have also found out that people do not take tomatoes as we do but let them grow on the floor and do not pinch side shoots so that's why most tomatoes are very small.
I like the "green shoulder" comment, so I think they will be called green shoulder tomatoes!

[Nicos]

Well, I've had a bit of a goooogle and read a bit and come up with two things, it could be .....

QUOTE.....Shown are tomatoes with greenish-yellow shoulders instead of a solid red. It’s called ‘tomato yellow shoulder disorder’ and is associated with adverse weather and cultural practices. It’s natural for some varieties including hybrids, old-timer, heirloom and heritage tomatoes to have ridges, stripes, green cheeks and other unusual markings. What they lack in appearance is often compensated for by true tomato taste. Note the recessed brown bacterial spots on the tomato at forefront (right side) that become scab- like. Severity increases when fruits and foliage are exposed to wetness.

Taken from-
Travel down Tomato Trail with Ted - Grainews

And this about 'yellow shoulder'....

https://agdev.anr.udel.edu/weeklycropupdate/?p=3457


Just a thought.....