Is this BER?

huntsman · January 5, 2010

I think it is, but would appreciate confirmation...

Oh, BTW can an infected fruit infect another?

Thanks.

Marko · January 5, 2010

Yes, it is BER.
You will find more info on p.27 in that book you got from mrs. Santa

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huntsman · January 5, 2010

LOL!

That's what got me thinking! lololol.

Thanks, Marko -

Can that tomato infect another or are they infected independently?

**carolyn137** · January 5, 2010

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Originally Posted by huntsman

LOL!

That's what got me thinking! lololol.

Thanks, Marko -

Can that tomato infect another or are they infected independently?

BER is not an infectious disease so that's not a problem. It's a physiological problem. And before I go into BER mode I'll just note that addition of Ca++, which is what is lacking at the blossom end of the fruits is NOT going to prevent BER unless the soil has NO Ca++, which is rare indeed, or the soil is too acidic, which is also rare, in which case Ca++ remains bound in the soil.

The problem with BER is NOT uptake of Ca++ to the plant, rather, it's one of maldistribution within the plant and fruits after Ca++ uptake. And there are many conditions that can induce BER but the main ones are too rapid growth, as in too rich soil or too much amendments added, and also uneven delivery of water. Both are stresses to the plant and it's the stresses that cause the maldistribution of Ca++ within the plant.

I'd better stop here. I don't know what book you're talking about but if you do a search here at Tville for BER there are LOTS and LOTS of threads about it.

Zana · January 5, 2010

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Originally Posted by carolyn137

I'd better stop here. I don't know what book you're talking about but if you do a search here at Tville for BER there are LOTS and LOTS of threads about it.

I believe that was your own book, Carolyn.

Paul got it for Christmas from Mrs. Santa.

huntsman · January 5, 2010

Tis true, for I was a good boy....!

Thanks for the clarity, Carolyn. I have read most of those threads now, but was insure of the infectiousness or lack thereof, of the condition.

We've just had five days of continual rain after two very hot and mostly dry weeks, so that's possibly what prompted the problem.

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