ISHS Acta Horticulturae 383: Mineral Nutrition of Deciduous Fruit Plants
MINERAL NUTRITION AND FRUIT QUALITY |
| Author: | R. Marcelle |
| Keywords: | apple, fruit quality, fruit storage |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.1995.383.22 |
| Abstract:
General relationships between mineral nutrition and fruit quality are reviewed with special emphasis on apple fruit. In fruit mineral content the following major minerals were considered: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium and some minor minerals such as zinc and manganese. In fruit quality we examined most of the principal parameters of internal and external fruit quality: colour, firmness, development of the fruit, acidity, sugars, ripening, storage quality … Good eating quality and long storage quality are not really compatible from the point of view of the mineral content of fruit. Normally, fruit growers have to find the best compromise between both requirements. A practical service of fruit analysis giving advice on the storability of fruit is, in our opinion, a very good tool for helping fruit growers to make the good choice. | |
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