Effect of temperatures and growth regulators on fruit malformation in tomato

Irena Rylski
Division of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Organization, The Volcani Center, P.O. Box 6, Bet Dagan Israel

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Scientia Horticulturae

Volume 10, Issue 1, January 1979, Pages 2735

Abstract
The effects of temperatures and growth regulators on deformations in tomato fruits, a common occurrence in winter, were examined in greenhouses and in controlled-climate conditions with cultivars Arava and Orith. The malformations could be attributed both to low-temperature conditions during flower development and to the use of growth regulators. Deformations caused by low temperatures differed from those caused by growth regulators. As a result of flower development under low-temperature conditions, fasciated fruits, fruits with a navel-like scar at the blossom end, puffy (hollow) fruits, and seedless fruits were obtained, where as with growth regulators there were more seedless fruits, sharply elongated blossom ends and green jelly. The 2 cultivars tested differed in their susceptibility to low-temperature conditions and growth regulators.