Abstract
Little is known regarding the impact of calcium chloride applications during growth and development on tomato postharvest quality. This trial investigated supplemental calcium chloride applications on yield, nutrient content, texture, and postharvest quality of tomato fruit. Calcium (Ca) nutrient solution concentrations were: 60, 180, and 360 mg·L−1 calcium, while foliar applications were (0, 1, and 2% calcium chloride w/v). Plants grown with 60 mg·L−1 Ca had a high incidence of blossom end rot, which was not affected by calcium chloride sprays. Fruit nutrient concentrations were affected by calcium delivered through the nutrient solution. As fruit cluster position increased, fruit nutrient concentrations significantly decreased. Foliar calcium chloride sprays affected fruit soluble solids content and dry weight, but did not affect texture. Pericarp elasticity increased concomitantly with calcium in the nutrient solution. Postharvest disease incidence was not affected by calcium treatment, though weight loss during storage was negatively affected by calcium chloride sprays.
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato plants grown with 60 mg/L calcium in the nutrient solution had a high incidence of blossom end rot.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- 60 mg·L−1 Cae0
- Outcome
- incidence of blossom end rote0
- Direction
- highe0
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Verbatim
e0“Plants grown with 60 mg·L−1 Ca had a high incidence of blossom end rot”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Supplemental calcium chloride sprays did not affect blossom end rot incidence in tomato.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- calcium chloride sprayse0
- Outcome
- incidence of blossom end rote0
- Direction
- not affectede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Plants grown with 60 mg·L−1 Ca had a high incidence of blossom end rot, which was not affected by calcium chloride sprays”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato fruit nutrient concentrations were affected by calcium supplied through the nutrient solution.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- calcium delivered through the nutrient solutione0
- Outcome
- Fruit nutrient concentrationse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Fruit nutrient concentrations were affected by calcium delivered through the nutrient solution”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato fruit nutrient concentrations decreased significantly as fruit cluster position increased.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- fruit cluster positione0
- Outcome
- fruit nutrient concentrationse0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“As fruit cluster position increased, fruit nutrient concentrations significantly decreased”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar calcium chloride sprays affected tomato fruit soluble solids content and dry weight.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar calcium chloride sprayse0
- Outcome
- fruit soluble solids content and dry weighte0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“Foliar calcium chloride sprays affected fruit soluble solids content and dry weight”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar calcium chloride sprays did not affect tomato fruit texture.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar calcium chloride sprayse0
- Outcome
- texturee0
- Direction
- did not affecte0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Foliar calcium chloride sprays affected fruit soluble solids content and dry weight, but did not affect texture”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato pericarp elasticity increased together with increasing calcium in the nutrient solution.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- calcium in the nutrient solutione0
- Outcome
- Pericarp elasticitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Pericarp elasticity increased concomitantly with calcium in the nutrient solution”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Calcium treatment did not affect postharvest disease incidence in tomato.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- calcium treatmente0
- Outcome
- Postharvest disease incidencee0
- Direction
- not affectede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Postharvest disease incidence was not affected by calcium treatment”
t0“Tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Weight loss of tomato fruit during storage was negatively affected by calcium chloride sprays.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- calcium chloride sprayse0
- Outcome
- weight loss during storagee0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“weight loss during storage was negatively affected by calcium chloride sprays”
t0“Tomato”
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