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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Authors

G C. MacNish

Keywords

Tomatoes, Blossom-end rot, Western Australia

Disciplines

Horticulture | Plant Pathology

First Page Number

49

Last Page Number

50

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Complete control of this common physiological disorder of tomatoes cannot as yet be achieved, but a number of measures can be employed to reduce its incidence.

DURING the summer months many tomato specimens are received showing symptoms of blossom-end rot.

Many growers attribute this trouble to parasitic organisms and are anxious to prevent it spreading to the rest of their crop.

However as blossom-end rot is not a parasitic disease, it cannot be controlled by fungicidal or bactericidal sprays.

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