Abstract
Calcium intake into tomato fruits was greater when nights were humid rather than dry and nutrient solutions dilute rather than concentrated. The concentration of calcium in the wall tissue of the distal segment of fruits damaged by blossom-end rot was 0.03% of dry matter, but was 2- to 3-fold greater in the most favourable conditions of humidity and solution concentration, when fruits were undamaged. Adding extra calcium to the nutrient solution increased the calcium concentration in the proximal, but not in the middle or distal, segments of the fruit. The results support the hypothesis that a positive root pressure at night promotes transport of calcium into tissues and organs that have restricted transpiration.
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