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Tomatoes that rot at the bottom suffer from blossom end rot. This condition signifies a calcium deficiency and disappears quickly once the plants receive adequate calcium. Blossom end rot also affects eggplants, melons and peppers.
Sometimes all the leaves on a plant are twisted or curled; sometimes only new growth has symptoms while older leaves are normal. Damage may start moderately then quickly begin to affect new growth. Damage to tomato and other vegetable plants may have one or a combination of causes (Figs. 1-5).eat and low moisture can cause the edges of the tomato leaves to die back, then twist and curl.Hot dry weather may also cause a symptom called physiological leaf roll. This is a self-defense response, where leaves and leaflets curl slightly to prevent further water loss (Fig.