Gardenberry
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
TOKITA SEED CO LTD
NL
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.
Gerda
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Hazera Genetics Ltd (IL)
FR
2 records
German Johnson Pink
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Genuino
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
INTERSEMILLAS SAU
ES
2 records
Gold nugget
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Ginfiz
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
NL
2 records
Frodo
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
PL
2 records
Fondita
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.
NL
3 records
Flavino
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
UNITED GENETICS ITALIA S.P.A
PT
2 records
Gandellino
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
CAPITAL GENETIC EBT, S.L.
ES
2 records
Galahad
Protection expiredSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Hazera Seeds B.V.
PL
2 records
Faboulos
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
NL
4 records
Frassino
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO
PT
2 records
Fantasio
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Clause Tezier, FR
FR
2 records
Firamo
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.
ES
2 records
Estiva
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Graines Gautier SA (FR)
FR
4 records
Esmira
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
NL
3 records
Emerald Evergreen
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Elberta peach
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Dubbo
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
NL
4 records
Druzba
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Erk
TerminatedSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Valve Jaagus 85%, Maia Raudseping 10%, Kaljo Kask 5%
EE
3 records
Erika d'Australie
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Domaine Public (FR)
FR
2 records
Dorada
ActiveSolanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato
Dr. Horneburg Bernd, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
AT
2 records