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Tomato fruit cracking

Solanum lycopersicum L.

A physiological disorder caused by the fruit epidermis's inability to expand during rapid internal tissue growth due to high turgor pressure. This leads to a loss of marketability, reduced shelf life, and increased phytosanitary risk due to pathogen entry.

In the reference 1 060 varieties crop Tomato, where this is mentioned in the description.

Damage is classified into radial cracking, which radiates from the pedicel to the blossom end, and concentric cracking, which forms circular lines around the pedicel attachment point. Large-fruited hybrids and thin-skinned varieties are characterized by increased susceptibility to this disorder.

In agronomic practice, resistance is assessed based on the proportion of marketable produce in a plot. The critical threshold for marketability for fruit with shallow damage is generally considered to be a crack length of up to 1.3 cm; deeper or multiple cracks render the produce unmarketable.

The development of cracks is triggered by instability in water management, including sudden fluctuations in soil moisture and irrigation following drought. Negative impacts are also caused by imbalanced mineral nutrition, specifically calcium deficiency and excess nitrogen, as well as intensive foliage removal, which disrupts transpiration.

General information about the subject — on the page Fruit cracking.

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Varieties of Tomato mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Bajaja

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

MORAVOSEED CZ A.S.

CZ UA
3 records

Vitalion 06

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nunhems Netherlands BV

NL
4 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

CZ FR
3 records

Alasia

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL UA
5 records

Amerigo

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Sakata Vegetables Europe SARL (FR)

FR HR
3 records

SV0948TS

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

NL
7 records

Kardinata

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
4 records

FDR8565

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Bayer Holland B.V.

NL
3 records

Zömök

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ZKI, H

HU
3 records

Vanessa

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

NL
3 records

Ventero

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

De Ruiter Seeds NL B.V.

NL
4 records

Trujillo

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

FR
5 records

Takado

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Ikasido Global Group BV, NL

NL
3 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Sakata Seed Corporation, JP

FR
3 records

Swanson

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

NL
4 records

Solaboll

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nunhems B.V.

NL
5 records

Samuraj

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

W. LEGUTKO PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO HODOWLANO NASIENNE SP.Z.O.O

PL
3 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Johnny's Selected Seeds

NL
3 records

Queenita

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

NL
4 records

Proventura

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
6 records

Poranek

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.

PL
3 records

Profance

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

NL
5 records

Pink Top

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Won, Dong-chan, Lim, Byoung-hwan

PL
3 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Cora Seeds, I

HU
3 records

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