Doukabor

velikipop · February 23, 2009

I received seed for this variety from someone in the interior of British Columbia, which has several Doukabor settlements. Unfortunately, the person who sent them is not sure of their origin. Apparently they are round red type. If anyone can provide more info on this tomato I would appreciate it. There is nothing on the web about it.

Thanks,
Alex

dice · February 24, 2009

A few different spellings are possible:"Doukhobor", "Doukhabor", as well as Dukhobortsy, an alternative name for the movement
in Russia. I came across this reference searching for
"Doukhobor":
http://www.seeds.ca/hpd/cvdetail.php...ster+doukhobor

Given the insular nature of many Doukhobor communities,
your Doukobor could be the same tomato. (I wonder where
the "Dorchester" part came from?)

velikipop · February 24, 2009

Dice,

The spelling is the one from the source of the seed and probably why I did not get any hits. The Dorchester prefix is curious??? Is there a connection to England or Dorchesters in the new world? Will have to do a bit of research on the Doukhabors to find out.
I will grow it this year and hope it is a good one.
Thanks for the reply.

Alex

dice · February 24, 2009

There may have been an earlier tomato called Doukhobor,
probably a short season determinate that could take harsh
summer weather, similar to Prairie Fire and others like it.

I see references to a cultivar called Dorchester used as a
parent strain in descriptions of two tomatoes in the North
American Cultivar List at North Carolina State University,
Wolfpack 1 and Wolfpack 2, both bred at North Carolina State
itself:
http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/w.../tomatosz.html
(Search for "Dorchester" in that page to find them.)

Dorchester Doukhobor, the one mentioned on the Seeds of
Diversity page, could have been a cross between that
same Dorchester and the tomato that you have seeds for.

velikipop · February 25, 2009

Thanks for the refrence Dice.

Alex

February 23, 2009	#1
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	Doukabor I received seed for this variety from someone in the interior of British Columbia, which has several Doukabor settlements. Unfortunately, the person who sent them is not sure of their origin. Apparently they are round red type. If anyone can provide more info on this tomato I would appreciate it. There is nothing on the web about it. Thanks, Alex __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

February 24, 2009	#2
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	A few different spellings are possible:"Doukhobor", "Doukhabor", as well as Dukhobortsy, an alternative name for the movement in Russia. I came across this reference searching for "Doukhobor": http://www.seeds.ca/hpd/cvdetail.php...ster+doukhobor Given the insular nature of many Doukhobor communities, your Doukobor could be the same tomato. (I wonder where the "Dorchester" part came from?) __________________ -- alias

February 24, 2009	#3
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	Dice, The spelling is the one from the source of the seed and probably why I did not get any hits. The Dorchester prefix is curious??? Is there a connection to England or Dorchesters in the new world? Will have to do a bit of research on the Doukhabors to find out. I will grow it this year and hope it is a good one. Thanks for the reply. Alex __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

February 24, 2009	#4
dice Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PNW Posts: 4,743	There may have been an earlier tomato called Doukhobor, probably a short season determinate that could take harsh summer weather, similar to Prairie Fire and others like it. I see references to a cultivar called Dorchester used as a parent strain in descriptions of two tomatoes in the North American Cultivar List at North Carolina State University, Wolfpack 1 and Wolfpack 2, both bred at North Carolina State itself: http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/w.../tomatosz.html (Search for "Dorchester" in that page to find them.) Dorchester Doukhobor, the one mentioned on the Seeds of Diversity page, could have been a cross between that same Dorchester and the tomato that you have seeds for. __________________ -- alias

February 25, 2009	#5
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	Thanks for the refrence Dice. Alex __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan