Martino's Roma
Open-pollinated tomato · Solanum lycopersicum
- Breeding
- Open-pollinated
- Growth habit
- Determinate
- Days to maturity
- 75-80 days
- Fruit
- red, plum
- Weight
- -
- Bred by
- -
Origin & history
An Italian open-pollinated paste variety with rugose foliage and pear-shaped fruit that hold heavy crops close to compact plants, a market-grower favorite for hand-harvest efficiency.
Measurements
| Measurement | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Days to maturity | 75-80 days | Consensus range across the cited sources, which include both independent references and commercial catalogs. |
Traits
Disease resistance
No documented disease resistance, typical of heirlooms and older open-pollinated varieties. See tomato diseases for the cultural playbook that fills the gap.
Related varieties
- open-pollinated
Roma VF
73-80 days · Determinate
- open-pollinated
Bellstar
68-75 days · Determinate
- heirloom
Grandma Mary's Paste
70-80 days · Indeterminate
- F1 hybrid
Health Kick
70-75 days · Determinate
- open-pollinated
Heinz 1350
75-78 days · Determinate
- F1 hybrid
Plum Regal
68-75 days · Determinate
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Sources & References
Evidence: 2 sources, all commercial catalogs. No independent reference documents this variety yet.
- Johnny's Selected Seeds catalog · Johnny's Selected Seeds, Seed Catalog
- Seed Savers Exchange catalog & variety histories · Seed Savers Exchange, Community Collection