'Isfahan' Tomato

Solanum lycopersicum Origin: Isfahan, Iran Improvement status: Landrace Seeds per packet: ~30 Germination tested 12/2024: 74% Life cycle: Annual EFN INTRODUCTION. NEW FOR 2022. 'Isfahan' is a productive, pest-resistant, delicious red salad-sized tomato. It has a determinate to semi-determinate growth habit, and comes originally from the major Iranian city of Isfahan. We're interested in seeds from Isfahan, in particular, because the climate is somewhat similar to ours in Elmer, NJ, at least with respect to average monthly low temperatures (the summer there gets significantly hotter). This tomato may originally have had another name, but since none was recorded by its collecters (as far as we can tell so far), we've given it a name based solely on its provenance. And thats where the story gets interesting...We got the seeds for this tomato from the USDA's National Plant Germplasm System. According to their records, it was collected in Isfahan, Iran in 1940 (just five years after foreig