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Effect of calcium on relieving berry cracking in grape (
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- Genome-wide identification of the expansin gene family in netted melon and their transcriptional responses to fruit peel cracking.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Article
- Factors influencing fruit cracking: an environmental and agronomic perspective.Frontiers in plant science · 2024Review
- Effect of calcium spray at flowering combined with post-harvest 1-MCP treatment on the preservation of grapes.Heliyon · 2023Article
- Postharvest Calcium Chloride Treatment Strengthens Cell Wall Structure to Maintain Litchi Fruit Quality.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Molecular mechanisms involved in fruit cracking: A review.Frontiers in plant science · 2023Review
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- RNA-Seq Provides New Insights into the Molecular Events Involved in "Ball-Skin versus Bladder Effect" on Fruit Cracking in Litchi.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
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Abstract
Fruit cracking is a physiological disorder in many plant species that leads to severe economic losses. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of calcium on fruit cracking and explore the underlying mechanisms. We studied the effect of exogenous calcium on grape berry cracking, calcium absorbance and distribution, and cell wall metabolism in the cracking-susceptible cultivar 'Xiangfei'. Calcium significantly reduced the frequency of fruit cracking, increased the break force of the berry skin, and stimulated storage of calcium. In addition, calcium increased the content of protopectin and inhibited the increase in content of water-soluble pectin, by regulating the transcription and activities of enzymes associated with cell wall metabolism. Taken together, the results indicated that dipping grape berries in calcium solution is effective in preventing fruit cracking by stimulating calcium uptake, inhibiting cell wall disassembly, and promoting cell wall strengthening.
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