Detached, wetted strawberries take up substantial water in the calyx region

Abstract In strawberry, surface disorders like ‘water soaking’, ‘cracking’ and ‘shrivel’ impair fruit quality of this high value crop. Water movement through the fruit surface is implicated a role in these disorders. The objective was to identify the pathways of water uptake and water loss (transpir...

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Main Authors: Grecia Hurtado, Moritz Knoche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-31020-0