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blossom-end rot

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blossom-end rot [′bläs·əm ‚end ¦rät]
(plant pathology)
Any rot disease of fruit that originates at the blossom end.
A physiological disease of tomato believed to be caused by extreme fluctuations in available moisture; characterized by shallow leathery depressions with a water-soaked appearance around the tip end of the fruit.


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A: Blossom-end rot refers to deterioration of tomato fruit that starts at the bottom, blossom end of the fruit as opposed to the top or stem end.
 
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