Physiological disorders of tomato-an overview Mishra Archana* Department of Horticulture, MS Swaminathan School of Agriculture Centurion, University of Technology and Management, Paralakhemundi-761211, Odisha, India *Email for correspondence: archana.mishra@cutm.ac.in
Online published on 6 December, 2021. Abstract Tomato is one of the important crops of family Solanaceae and is adversely affected by various abiotic factors. The physiological disorders of tomato are abnormalities in fruit crop such as colour, shape and size which are not caused by infectious diseases and insects. The fruit abnormalities are due to the result of environmental stress on the plant growth. Physiological disorders are distinguished from other deficiencies of a single nutrient, physical, chemical or other injury due to herbicides. Physiological disorders are the result of genetic susceptibility, cultural practices, nutritional management and environmental factors. These are major causes of economic losses. These abnormalities occur due to adverse environmental conditions coupled with inadequate amount of nutrients in the plant. In the present paper two most important physiological disorders of tomato, blossom end rot (BER) and fruit cracking, have been described along with their management to minimise the economic loss. Top Keywords Tomato, Physiological disorders, Blossom end rot, Fruit cracking, Control measures. Top |