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Agriculture · Q142

Plant Pathology

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 142

Q142

Blossom end rot of tomato is caused due to deficiency of

A.
Calcium
Answer
B.
Zinc
C.
Manganese
D.
Magnesium

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:
Blossom end rot of tomato is caused due to deficiency of Calcium.
Blossom-end rot is a physiological disease caused by a localized deficiency of calcium in the fruit. Calcium is a nutrient that is required in relatively large quantities by rapidly growing fruit, especially by those cells at the blossom end of the young fruit.