One of the main disorders that widely limit fruit quality and quantity is fruit cracking or
splitting that is observed on the fruit skin and flesh in the preharvest phase. Besides …

Plant growth regulators (PGRs), both naturally occurring and synthetic, are used extensively
in citriculture not only to help growers solve production problems, but also to increase the …

Fruit skin splitting and cracking Page 234 4 Fruit Skin Splitting and Cracking Linus U. Opara,
Clifford J. Studman, and Nigel H. Banks' Massey University Palmerston North, New Zealand * I …

Climate change, primarily caused by human activities, leads to persistent alterations in
Earth's long-term weather patterns and temperatures, resulting in substantial regional …

Background Fruit cracking occurs easily under unsuitable environmental conditions and is
one of the main types of damage that occurs in fruit production. It is widely accepted that …

Fruit cracking in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) causes a great economic loss. To
understand the molecular mechanisms underlying watermelon fruit cracking, the …

Skin cracking limits fruit quality and marketability. Suggested causes are environmental
conditions, orchard management, and failure of the skin to resist surface tension due to fruit …

The objective of the present study was to characterize some of the anatomical and
physiological characteristics of fruit cracking in bell pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) …

Various citrus cultivars of 'Navel'and 'Valencia'orange [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck], as well
as mandarin and mandarin hybrids (Citrus reticulata Blanco) are prone to a preharvest …

Calyx-end cracking in'Pink Lady'apple is treated by a solution of gibberellic acids 4 and 7
(GA 4+ 7) and the cytokinin 6-benzyladenine (BA). Although the GA 4+ 7 and BA mixture is …