Comparative Study on Organic Calcium Diffusion and Content in Apples and their Influence on Anna Apple Fruits Quality

Karim. M. Farag; Raed . S. Shehata

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Karim. M. Farag
Raed . S. Shehata

organic calcium, calcium lignosulfonate, calcium acetate, calcium foliate, calcium content, apple quality

Abstract

This study was conducted during the two successive seasons 2021 and 2022 using "Anna" apples. The trees were sprayed by using some organic calcium solution to compare their efficacy on providing the skin and flesh tissues with calcium which reflects on the fruit quality. The trees were sprayed twice at the rapid elongation and maturity stages in both seasons treatments included tap water as the control, calcium lignosulfonate (at 0.2%) and (at 0.4%), calcium foliate (at 0.2%) and (at 0.4%), calcium acetate (at 1%), calcium acetate (at 1%) plus urea (at 1%) and calcium acetate (at 1%) plus ethanol (at 2%). The non-ionic surfactant top film at 0.05% (v/v) was added to all treatments to reduce the surface tension and to increase the contact angle. Treatments resulted in increasing calcium content in the skin and the flesh of "Anna" apples the highest magnitude of increase was obtained in the skins and flesh of calcium acetate treated fruits plus ethanol as well as in the flesh.

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Comparative Study on Organic Calcium Diffusion and Content in Apples and their Influence on Anna Apple Fruits Quality. (2023). Global Journal of Science Frontier Research, 23(D2), 9-15. https://journalofscience.org/index.php/GJSFR/article/view/102645

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