Guide to Identifying and Controlling Postharvest Tomato Diseases in Florida

Bulletin HS866. — University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 2002 (Revised: December 2004, November 2009, July 2013). — 11 pp.Florida tomato production is often challenged by an array of plant diseases that are promoted by a warm, moist climate. Conditions promoting plant diseases also favor the development of fruit rots, both in the field and during handling and shipping.
This bulletin is designed to supplement field scouting and identification guides by
- describing postharvest decay pathogens important to Florida tomato packers and shippers,
- presenting sanitation guidelines for controlling decay pathogens during harvest and handling operations, and
- offering appropriate storage temperature options.