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}}'''Roma Tomato''' or Roma (the "Roma VF" variant is most common in seed catalogs as of 2007) is a [[plum tomato]] which is commonly found in supermarkets. The tomato is a meaty, egg- or pear-shaped tomato that is available in red and yellow. It has few seeds and is a good canning and sauce tomato. While Roma is an [[open pollination|open-pollinated]] variety, it is generally not considered an [[heirloom tomato]]. Roma tomatoes are also known as '''italian tomatoes''' or '''italian plum tomatoes'''.<ref> The Cook's Thesaurus, [http://sonic.net/~alden/Tomtom.html Tomato] (accessed 25 May 2010) </ref>
Roma tomatoes are grown in the [[United States]], [[Mexico]], [[Australia]] and [[Great Britain]]. The vines are [[determinate cultivar|determinate]] and fruit heavily, making Roma a popular variety with gardeners who do a lot of [[food preservation|home canning]]. While Roma is an open-pollinated variety rather than a hybrid, it has been steadily improved to the point where most Roma tomato vines are [[fusarium wilt]] and [[verticillium]] resistant (thus the VF in the name). Most commercial plum tomatoes sold in markets in the Western Hemisphere are Romas or related types. Smaller plum-shaped tomatoes are sometimes sold as "baby Romas".
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