Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2025, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (8): 1706-1715.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.20240576

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Effect of amino acid calcium spraying on peel cracking and quality of citrus hybrid Hongmeiren

ZHANG Shunchang1(), XU Jigen1, FU Chengyue1, PU Zhanxu2,*(), HU Lipeng1, WU Hao1, LI Junbing1, XIN Liang1, LEI Yuanjun1   

  1. 1. Zhejiang Taizhou Agricultural Materials Co., Ltd., Taizhou 318099, Zhejiang, China
    2. Citrus Research Institute of Zhejiang Province, Taizhou 318020, Zhejiang, China
  • Received:2024-07-01 Online:2025-08-25 Published:2025-09-03
  • Contact: PU Zhanxu

Abstract:

In the present study, the effects of preharvest spraying amino acid calcium on peel cracking, peel browning, fruit drop, fruit quality and the occurrence of fruit diseases of citrus hybrid Hongmeiren were explored during the on-trees and regular (off-trees) storage. The results showed that spraying amino acid calcium could significantly (p<0.05) reduce the number of cracks during the on-trees and regular storage. During the on-trees and regular storage, spraying amino acid calcium significantly decreased the activities of phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and polygalacturonase on the 40th day. For the regular storage, spraying amino acid calcium significantly decreased the incidence of phomopsis stem-end rot, citrus green mold, citrus sour rot and citrus anthracnose on the 75th day. For on-trees storage, spraying amino acid calcium significantly decreased the fruit-dropping rate in the later stage. Besides, spraying amino acid calcium significantly increased the content of soluble solids, total sugar and titratable acid on the 10th day during the on-trees and regular storage. In general, spraying amino acid calcium could reduce peel cracking, disease incidence and improve fuit quality.

Key words: amino acid calcium, citrus hybrid, peel cracking, fruit quality

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