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Mineral composition of apples. VIII. —Further investigations into the relationship between composition and disorders of the fruit
Author(s) -
Perring M. A.
Publication year - 1968
Publication title -
journal of the science of food and agriculture
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.782
H-Index - 142
eISSN - 1097-0010
pISSN - 0022-5142
DOI - 10.1002/jsfa.2740191106
Subject(s) - orange (colour) , composition (language) , calcium , chemistry , rendering (computer graphics) , food science , horticulture , mineralogy , biology , art , computer science , organic chemistry , computer graphics (images) , literature
In 1967, when an unusual number of disorders were present in apples grown in England, Cox's Orange Pippin apples with disorders at the time of picking or after storage were obtained from various sources and analysed for mineral constituents. The results were compared with those for sound apples, from similar or different samples. Low levels of calcium were found to be associated with many of the disorders. At these low levels of calcium, high concentrations of other elements appeared to be a contributory factor in rendering apples liable to particular disorders.