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NALT Concept Space
U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Concept information

  1. Plant Production, Gardening
  2. plant health
  3. plant diseases and disorders
  4. fruit cracking

Preferred term

fruit cracking

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information A physiological disorder common in many fruit crops, especially tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). The pericarp, or skin, of the fruit develops cracks mainly because the fruit contents absorb water faster than the expansion of the fruit wall.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

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Synonyms

  • fruit cracks

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/67851

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