A new approach to understand and control bitter pit in apple
Author: Elizabeth Mitcham
Published: 2007
Summary: The objectives of this project were: 1. Explore the relationship between growth regulators and xylem function as related to fruit susceptibility to bitter pit. 2. Explore the relationship between gibberellin levels late in the growing season and membrane permeability as related to water stress and fruit susceptibility to bitter pit. 3. Determine the cellular location of calcium in the apple fruit and the relationship to bitter pit susceptibility. 4. Develop management strategies to predictably reduce fruit susceptibility to bitter pit under commercial conditions.
