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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.

Baffin

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
3 records

Batory

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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

PL
2 records

Axtar

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Axia Vegetable Seeds B.V.

NL
4 records

Bejo 3212

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Bejo Zaden B.V.

NL
3 records

Ausino

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
4 records

Bayraq

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Betania

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

SAKATA SEED AMERICA INC US

FR
2 records

Berkeley Tie Dye

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Bard

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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

PL
3 records

Bashaer

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

NL
2 records

Astuto

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

HM.Clause S.A.S.

FR
3 records

Awizo

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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

PL
2 records

Ardirose

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
2 records

Barbaniaka

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Bagni

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

ReinSaat KG

AT
2 records

Ateneo

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
3 records

Aurantino

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

PT
2 records

Althea

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Norfolk Healthy Produce

ES
2 records

Andrus

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

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

PL
3 records

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