Abstract
The effect of infection by the apple scab fungus Venturia inaequalis (Cooke) Wint. on calcium accumulation in apple fruit was evaluated. Although water loss from scab-infected apples was greater than that from non-infected fruit, calcium accumulation was not found to be related to such water movement. The calcium content of plugs of fruit tissue under scab infections was found to be greater than that of adjoining uninfected tissue. The respiration rate of scab-infected tissue was found to be higher than that of adjoining uninfected tissue. Histochemical studies of scab-infected tissue showed greater calcium accumulation in cork cells produced as a result of the infection.
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