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Agriculture · Q789

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 789

Q789

Blossom end rot disorder in tomato has been found to be caused by the deficiency of

A.
P
B.
Ca
Answer
C.
K
D.
Cu

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Blossom end rot disorder in tomato is caused by the deficiency of Ca.
Blossom end rot is caused by a localized calcium deficiency in the distal end of the fruit.
Calcium is a relatively immobile element; calcium uptake is therefore heavily influenced by anything that affects water uptake by a plant.
It is required in relatively large quantities by rapidly growing fruit, especially by those cells at the blossom end of the young fruit.