Antitranspirant Film: Curtailing Intake of External Water by Cherry Fruit to Reduce Cracking1
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- 1 October 1972
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Horticultural Science in HortScience
- Vol. 7 (5) , 507-508
- https://doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.7.5.507
Abstract
An antitranspirant film was used as a research tool to determine which part of the sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) fruit is the principal path for absorption of external water (rain). Antitranspirant applied to the entire fruit surface reduced water intake to half that of control fruit or fruit treated only on the top and/or bottom. A preliminary field trial investigated the film’s “rain-coating” effect as a possible means for reducing cherry cracking.Keywords
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