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An Anomaly of the Calyx End of ‘Golden Delicious’ Apple Fruits Associated with Fluoride Exposure1

Year: 1979

Type: article

Abstract: Abnormal development of the calyx end of ‘Golden Delicious’ apples ( Malus domestica Borkh.) results in roundish-oblate fruit with rudimentary calyx lobes in a flattened basin. Persistent symptoms were caused by holding fruits at −1 to −2°C for 15 min, 21 days after full bloom or by dipping fruit in aqueous NaF solutions. Dipping fruit in 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) or fumigating with HF produced typical foliage symptoms but did not affect fruit development.

Source: HortScience

DOI: 10.21273/hortsci.14.2.162

Author: Earl J. Seeley

Institution: Washington State University

Language: English

Topic: Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Zero hunger

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,000