PLANT PHYSIOLOGY · 1936 · 50 citations · 1 references
AgricultureHorticultural SciencesPlant SciencesElemental AnalysisFood AnalysisFruit ScienceFruit BiochemistryFruit NutritionFruit PhysiologyFruit QualityFruit Quality EvaluationCalcium Content Of CropsCalcium Phosphate ContentCalcium Physiology In FruitFruit Mineral ContentFruit Mineral NutritionFruit Nutrient CompositionPhysicochemical Quality Attributes
In February, 1932, two samples of apples of the Fallawater variety, one badly affected with blotchy cork (locally known as bitter-pit )> the other showing no symptoms of this disorder, were sent to this laboratory for analysis. These samples had been selected from the grading-table in a fruit warehouse and their tree origins were therefore unknown. They were known, however, to have been grown in the same orchard. The samples were analyzed for inorganic constituents and but one apparently significant difference was found, namely, in calcium content. Thus the affected fruit contained 0.052 gm. CaO per 1000 gm. fresh weight; the unaffected, 0.071
1
Soil Conditions and Plant Growth