New photo gallery: Blossom end rot (fruit disorder) on tomatoes

When the amount of calcium being moved into fruit is insufficient to support growth of the fruit, tissue typically at the blossom end turns brown and then black, and becomes sunken and leathery.  Varieties differ in susceptibility.  Roma (plum) types tend to be most susceptible.  These symptoms can be mistaken for late blight, especially when the symptom is on the side of fruit.

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