Roman Candle
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 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.
Rubylicious
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Thompson & Morgan (Ipswich) Ltd
NL
2 records
Riesling
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.
FR
4 records
Rosende
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
INTERSEMILLAS SAU
ES
2 records
Rosalie
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
HAZERA GENETICS
ES
2 records
Reniro
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
W. LEGUTKO PRZEDSIEBIORSTWO HODOWLANO NASIENNE SP.Z.O.O
PL
2 records
Regolino
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO
PT
2 records
Rebelion 2
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.
FR
3 records
Realsol
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
NL
4 records
Prymus
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
PlantiCo Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze Golebiew sp. z o.o.
PL
3 records
Prune noire
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Prince Borghèse
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Ramona
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
INTERSEMILLAS SAU
ES
2 records
Ponderosa Pink
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
INCONNU (FR)
FR
3 records
Prudens Purple
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Portugues
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO
PT
2 records
Pink Sky
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.
ES
2 records
Pink Hit
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
YUKSEL TOHUM TARIM SAN. VE TIC A.S
UA
3 records
Pink Thai Egg
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Pieterpik B.V.
NL
2 records
Plum Regal
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Bejo Zaden B.V.
NL
3 records
Pink grape fruit
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Petrarca
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
NL
4 records
Patrol
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
INTERSEMILLAS SAU
ES
2 records
Pinki fen
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
"Opal Zi"OOD - Plovdiv (BG)
BG
2 records