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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.

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Przedsiebiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkolkarstwa w Ozarowie Mazowieckim Spolka z o.o.

PL
3 records

Rosamei

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
3 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Yuksel Tohumculuk Tarim San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti.

PL
2 records

Manuela

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)

FR
3 records

Maike

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Maia Raudseping 80%, Valve Jaagus 20%

EE
3 records

Elaurora

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ERMA ZADEN EXPORT B.V.

ES
3 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

TOMATECH R&D ISRAEL L.T.D.

ES
2 records

Dantesco

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HAZERA SEEDS BV

ES
3 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Extenza

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Benigara

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Shevchenko Igor

UA
3 records

Elf

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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

PL
2 records

Bacares

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nunhems B.V.

NL
4 records

Asterius

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
3 records

Zyska

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

TORSEED - Przedsiebiorstwo Nasiennictwa Ogrodniczego i Szkolkarstwa S.A.

PL
3 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

NL
4 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ReinSaat KG

AT
2 records

Yarimaru

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

NL
4 records

Yuparana

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

MERIDIEM SEEDS S.L.

ES
2 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Voyage

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Vimoso

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
4 records

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