BBCH-scale (solaneous fruit)

The BBCH-scale (solaneous fruit) identifies the phenological development stages of solaneous fruit (tomato = Lycopersicon esculentum, aubergine = Solanum melongena, paprika = Capsicum annuum). It is a plant species specific version of the BBCH-scale.

Phenological growth stages and BBCH-identification keys of solanaceous fruits
Code (2-digit) Code (3-digit) Description
Principal growth stage 0: Germination
00 000 Dry seeds
01 001 Beginning of seed imbibition
03 003 Seed imbibition complete
05 005 Radicle emerged from seed
07 007 Hypocotyl with cotyledons breaking through seed coat
09 009 Emergence: coryledons break through soil surface
Principal growth stage 1: Leaf development
10 100 Cotyledons completely unfolded
11 101 First true leaf on main shoot fully unfolded
12 102 2nd leaf on main shoot unfolded
13 103 3rd leaf on main shoot unfolded
1 . 10 . Stages continuous till . . .
19 109 9 or more leaves on main shoot unfolded
Principal growth stage 2: Formation of side shoots1
21 201 First primary apical side shoot visible
22 202 2nd primary apical side shoot visible
2 . 20 . Stages continuous till . . .
29 209 9 or more apical primary side shoots visible
221 First secondary apical side shoot visible
22 . Stages continuous till . . .
229 9th secondary apical side shoot visible
231 First tertiary apical side shoot visible
23 . Stages continuous till . . .
2NX Xth apical side shoot of the Nth order visible
Principal growth stage 5: Inflorescence emergence
51 501 First inflorescence visible (first bud erect)2

First flower bud visible3

52 502 2nd inflorescence visible (first bud erect)2

2nd flower bud visible3

53 503 3rd inflorescence visible (first bud erect)2

3rd flower bud visible3

5 . 50 . Stages continuous till . . .
59 509 9 or more inflorescences visible (2digit),

9th inflorescence visible(first bud erect) (3digit)2
9 or more flower buds already visible (2digit),
9th flower bud visible (3digit)3

510 10th inflorescence visible (first bud erect)2

10th flower bud visible3

51 . Stages continuous till . . .
519 19th inflorescence visible (first bud erect)2

19th flower bud visible3

Principal growth stage 6: Flowering
61 601 First inflorescence: first flower open2

First flower open3

62 602 2nd inflorescence: first flower open2

2nd flower open3

63 603 3rd inflorescence: first flower open2

3rd flower open3

6 . 60 . Stages continuous till . . .
69 609 9 or more inflorescences with open flowers (2digit)

9th inflorescence: first flower open (3digit)2
9 or more flowers already open (2digit)
9th flower open (3digit)3

610 10th inflorescence: first flower open2

10th flower open3

61 . Stages continuous till . . .
619 19th inflorescence: first flower open2

19th flower open3

Principal growth stage 7: Development of fruit
71 701 First fruit cluster: first fruit has reached typical size2

First fruit has reached typical size and form3

72 702 2nd fruit cluster: first fruit has reached typical size2

2nd fruit has reached typical size and form3

73 703 3rd fruit cluster: first fruit has reached typical size2

3rd fruit has reached typical size and form3

7 . 70 . Stages continuous till . . .
79 709 9 or more fruit clusters with fruits of typical size (2digit)

9th fruit cluster:first fruit has reached typical size (3digit)2
9 or more fruits have reached typical size and form (2digit)
9th fruit has reached typical size and form(3digit)3

710 10th fruit cluster: first fruit has reached typical form and size2

10th fruit has reached typical form and size3

71 . Stages continuous till . . .

19th fruit has reached typical form and size3

719 19th fruit cluster: first fruit has reached typical form and size2
Principal growth stage 8: Ripening of fruit and seed
81 801 10% of fruits show typical fully ripe colour
82 802 20% of fruits show typical fully ripe colour
83 803 30% of fruits show typical fully ripe colour
84 804 40% of fruits show typical fully ripe colour
85 805 50% of fruits show typical fully ripe colour
86 806 60% of fruits show typical fully ripe colour
87 807 70% of fruits show typical fully ripe colour
88 808 80% of fruits show typical fully ripe colour
89 809 Fully ripe: fruits have typical fully ripe colour3
Principal growth stage 9: Senescence
97 907 Plants dead
99 909 Harvested product

1 For tomatoes with determinate stem growth, paprika and aubergines. In tomatoes with indeterminate stem growth and only one sympodial branch at the corresponding axis, the apical side shoot formation occurs concurrently with the emergence of the inflorescence (Principal growth stage 5), so that the coding within principal growth stage 2 is not necessary
2 For tomato
3 For paprika and aubergine

References

Feller, C.; H. Bleiholder; L. Buhr; H. Hack; M. Hess; R. Klose; U. Meier; R. Stauss; T. van den Boom; E. Weber. "Phänologische Entwicklungsstadien von Gemüsepflanzen: II. Fruchtgemüse und Hülsenfrüchte. Nachrichtenbl. Deut.". Pflanzenschutzd. 47: 217–232. 

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