Paronema
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
NL
3 records
Variety traits
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.
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.
Pink Heart
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nongwoo Bio, Korea
PL
3 records
Pink bomb
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Sakata Vegetables Europe, F
FR
3 records
Necluda
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
NL
5 records
Mountain Vineyard
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bejo Zaden B.V.
NL
4 records
Mountain Magic
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bejo Zaden B.V.
NL
6 records
Minoprio
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
HM.Clause S.A.S.
NL
4 records
Modykano
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
NL
6 records
Marzubo
Application submittedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
NL
5 records
Lemonade
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
NL
5 records
Kimberlino
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO
PT
4 records
Jungle
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Nunhems B.V.
NL
5 records
Gusto Pink
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Yuksel Tohum, TR
HU
3 records
Grifone
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
NL
4 records
Gourami
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
NL
5 records
Funtelle
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
NL
4 records
Fatima
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
SATIMEX QUEDLINBURG HANDELSGESELLSCHAFT GmbH
NL
3 records
Eyre
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
RIJK ZWAAN ZAADTEELT EN ZAADHANDEL B.V.
NL
5 records
Eugenia
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
NL
4 records
Datlo
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
SEMO a.s
CZ
3 records
Daltary
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
NL
5 records
Dafnis
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
NL
4 records
Creativo
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
HM.Clause S.A.S.
FR
4 records
Criterium
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Deruiterzonen CV, NL-266526 Bleiswijk
NL
3 records