TY  - EJOU
AU  - FF, Muñoz 
AU  - Ruiz, VE 
AU  - Bouzo, CA 

TI  - Effect of preharvest foliar sprays of calcium nitrate on melon fruit quality
T2  - Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany

PY  - 2017
VL  - 86
IS  - all
SN  - 1851-5657

AB  - The aim of this work was to study the effect of preharvest foliar spraying with calcium nitrate solutions on the fruit melon quality. Treatments included a combination of five solutions with Ca(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (0.0; 1.3; 2.6; 5.2 and 10.5 g/L) and two postharvest storage environments [(24.0 ± 1.5 °C and 6.4 ± 0,8 mbar of vapor pressure deficit (VPD), and 10.0 ± 0.5 °C and 3.0 ± 0.5 mbar (VPD)]. Fruits stored at 24 °C for 11 days had the lowest water loss with treatments 1.3 and 2.6 g/L Ca (NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>. It was observed that at both 24 °C and 10 °C, fruits that had a greater firmness at the 2.6 and 5.2 g/L of Ca(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> treatments, respectively. No differences (P>0.05) were observed in total soluble solids (TSS) between treatments and storage environments. However, spotting of the epidermis of the fruits increased as the Ca(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> concentration also increased.
KW  - Ca(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub> solutions
KW  -  Fruit storage
KW  -  Firmness
KW  -  Total soluble solids

DO  - 10.32604/phyton.2017.86.131