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Plant Production, Gardening > plant health > plant diseases and disorders > fruit diseases > bitter pit

Preferred Term:

bitter pit

Definition:

Pits developing on apple fruits which result in a bitter tasting apple. The cause is due to a deficiency of calcium and/or an excess of potassium or magnesium within the apple fruit itself, and not necessarily due to soil fertility or whole plant nutrient status.

Concept Schemes:

NALT Core

Broader Concept:

fruit diseases

URI:

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/11311

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Exactly Matching Concepts:

http://id.cabi.org/cabt/18927
http://id.agrisemantics.org/gacs/C29525
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85014477
http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24822