
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Yuen, CMC 
A1  - Caffin, N 
A1  - Boonyakiat, D 
T1  - Effect of calcium infiltration on ripening of avocados of different maturities
JF  - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
JO  - Aust. J. Exp. Agric.
Y1  - 1994
VL  - 34
IS  - 1
SP  - 123
EP  - 126
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UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/EA9940123 
N2  - Mature but unripe Fuerte and Hass avocados harvested at 3 stages of maturity were vacuum-infiltrated with 4 and 8% calcium chloride (CaCl2) solutions and stored at 20°C. The fruit were assessed for ripening and injury development and analysed for Ca content. Postharvest application of Ca to fruit harvested 2 weeks before prime harvest elicited a greater delay in ripening and caused less fruit injury than application at prime harvest or 2 weeks after prime harvest. Fruit maturity did not have a significant effect on the amount of Ca taken up by fruit when infiltrated with each CaCl2 solution. Vacuum infiltration with 8% CaCl2 solution greatly enhanced the uptake of Ca by both Hass and Fuerte fruit but did not delay ripening further than 4% CaCl2 treatment. 
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