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Fruit Cracking

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-011745

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.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-011745
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesUSDA National Agricultural Library Thesaurus
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-011745",
  "term": "Fruit Cracking",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "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.",
  "references": [
    "USDA National Agricultural Library Thesaurus"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/fruit-cracking/"
}

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