Haven't had many problems with bean diseases so Roma has performed all right for me. It does not match the flavor, size, or productivity ...Read Moreof the pole Romano and my needs for Italian type snap beans is limited. I'll stay with the Romano
'Roma' was developed by Dr. John Morris of Rogers Brothers Seed Company in Twin Falls, Idaho. 'Roma' was the first bush Romano type ever ...Read Moredeveloped, and was thus the first to be suitable for mechanical harvest. This revolutionized the consumption of Romano beans in North America. Pole Romano's have been consumed for many (hundreds?) years, especially in Italy; hence the name "Italian" beans for this market class. Spain is now the leading producer of Romano types, having gone almost exclusively to these types from almost exclusively round podded varieties. 'Roma' has no resistance to Bean Common Mosaic Virus (BCMV) strains. The variety 'Roma II' was selected as a BCMV (NY15) resistant line from 'Roma'. It is obvious that 'Roma' was heterogeneous for this resistance, and current seed stocks probably still are. Also highly susceptable to bean curly top virus.
Haven't had many problems with bean diseases so Roma has performed all right for me. It does not match the flavor, size, or productivity ...Read More
'Roma' was developed by Dr. John Morris of Rogers Brothers Seed Company in Twin Falls, Idaho. 'Roma' was the first bush Romano type ever ...Read More