This is BER, right? - Page 2

mcsee · June 24, 2021

I've always been led to believe that BER in the tomato fruit begins at the base of the Columella/Pericarp, as this is the weakest part of a tomato fruit. Thoughts?

Milan HP · June 24, 2021

Hello Slugworth,
that's a strange thing. I mean that they never ripen. Of course, the conditions are different, but it raises a suspicion that it may not be BER, or BER combined with something else. Actually, MSchep's pictures don't show typical symptoms of BER as I know it. Even though everyone says it's BER, I am not convinced. The symptoms are similar to the damage caused by Alternaria (early blight). I can't be sure either way.
Milan HP

June 24, 2021	#16
mcsee Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Victoria. Australia Posts: 543	I've always been led to believe that BER in the tomato fruit begins at the base of the Columella/Pericarp, as this is the weakest part of a tomato fruit. Thoughts?

June 24, 2021	#17
Milan HP Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Ústí nad Labem in the north of the Czech Republic Posts: 332	Hello Slugworth, that's a strange thing. I mean that they never ripen. Of course, the conditions are different, but it raises a suspicion that it may not be BER, or BER combined with something else. Actually, MSchep's pictures don't show typical symptoms of BER as I know it. Even though everyone says it's BER, I am not convinced. The symptoms are similar to the damage caused by Alternaria (early blight). I can't be sure either way. Milan HP