Roma VF vs Plum Regal
The open-pollinated paste standard against a blight-resistant hybrid replacement.
| Roma VF | Plum Regal | |
|---|---|---|
| Breeding | Open-pollinated | F1 hybrid |
| Growth habit | Determinate | Determinate |
| Days to maturity | 73-80 | 68-75 |
| Fruit color | red | red |
| Fruit size class | plum | plum |
| Typical weight | - | - |
| Primary uses | sauce, paste, canning | sauce, paste |
| Introduced | 1955 | - |
| Documented resistances | 2 | 3 |
| Saves true from seed | Yes | No (F1) |
Disease resistance
Roma VF
Fusarium Wilt of TomatoF · resistant
Verticillium WiltV · resistant
Plum Regal
Late BlightPh-3 · intermediate
Verticillium WiltV · resistant
Fusarium Wilt of TomatoFF · resistant
Traits
Both: Determinate, Red, Plum / Paste, Mid Season, Sauce & Paste
Only Roma VF
- Open-Pollinated
Only Plum Regal
- F1 Hybrid
Origins
Roma VF
The USDA-bred paste tomato that became a supermarket generic. Released from the Beltsville program in the 1950s, with the VF re-selection adding fusarium and verticillium resistance, one of the earliest mainstream examples of resistance breeding in a home-garden variety.
Plum Regal
A modern plum bred for sauce growers in blight country: full Ph-2 + Ph-3 late blight resistance in a determinate Roma-class fruit.
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Sources & References
Evidence: 6 sources, including 4 independent references.
- Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners · Cornell University Cooperative Extension, University or Government
- Tomato Growers Supply catalog · Tomato Growers Supply Company, Seed Catalog
- Vegetable MD Online · Cornell University, Plant Pathology, University or Government
- Johnny's Selected Seeds catalog · Johnny's Selected Seeds, Seed Catalog
- Evaluation of Late Blight Resistant Tomato Varieties, 2013 · Cornell Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (2013), University or Government
- Evaluation of Late Blight Resistant Tomato Varieties, 2012 · Cornell Long Island Horticultural Research and Extension Center (2012), University or Government