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INTERACTIONS OF ORCHARD FACTORS AND MINERAL NUTRITION ON QUALITY OF POME FRUIT
Article number
326_1
Pages
15 – 28
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Abstract
Soil conditions, tree characteristics, cultural practices, and climatic conditions during fruit growth can greatly affect the retention of fruit quality after harvest.
Most of the orchard variables have their primary effects by changing the mineral composition and/or time of maturation of the fruit.
Of the mineral constituents, calcium usually is the key variable in relation to fruit quality.
However, effects of climatic variations often go beyond influences on mineral composition and time of maturation, and their effects on susceptibility to chilling injuries probably account for most of these deviations.
Most of the orchard variables have their primary effects by changing the mineral composition and/or time of maturation of the fruit.
Of the mineral constituents, calcium usually is the key variable in relation to fruit quality.
However, effects of climatic variations often go beyond influences on mineral composition and time of maturation, and their effects on susceptibility to chilling injuries probably account for most of these deviations.
Authors
W. J. Bramlage
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