Vegetable Crops Hotline A newsletter for commercial vegetable growers prepared by the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service

Zippering

Zipper scar on tomato. Note flower adhering to fruit.

Figure 1. Zipper scar on tomato. Note flower adhering to fruit.

More severe zipper scar has opened up tomato fruit.

Figure 2. More severe zipper scar has opened up tomato fruit.

A range of zipper scar symptoms on tomato.

Figure 3. A range of zipper scar symptoms on tomato.