Effect of solution temperature on calcium infiltration in Anjou pear
Author: Peter G. Sanderson
Published: 2000
Summary: High levels of calcium in fruit tissue has been correlated with increased storage life of many crops. Calcium may bind to pectic substances in cell walls. Apple cells with a high concentration of calcium in their walls are more resistant to maceration by polygalacturonases than those with a low concentration (Conway et al, 1988). Vacuum infiltration has been shown to be an effective method for moving calcium into fruit (Conway et al, 1999).
