Weather-related Injury

Hail damage

damaged tomato plant — Photo courtesy of A.F. Sherf, Cornell University, NY.

Symptoms: spotty plant injury consisting of necrotic depressions and holes in leaves, petioles, and stems.

Lightning damage

damaged row of tomato plants — Photo courtesy of T.A. Zitter, Cornell University, NY.

Symptoms: injury occurs in a circular pattern with most severely affected plants in the center. Branches, stems, and petioles show shrinkage due to collapse of pith. Ladder-like internal stem damage present.

More information/prepared by:

For more information, please contact:
Meg McGrath – mtm3@cornell.edu & Chris Smart – cds14@cornell.edu
Originally prepared for Vegetable MD Online by Thomas A. Zitter.