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Area of Science:

  • Plant Physiology
  • Fruit Science
  • Agricultural Science

Background:

  • Calcium is vital for plant signaling, water relations, and cell walls.
  • Its specific role in fruit ripening remains underexplored.
  • Existing research focuses on individual calcium functions, not integrated fruit development.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review and synthesize current knowledge on calcium's impact on fruit development, physical traits, and disease resistance.
  • To explore calcium's involvement in hormone signaling and fruit disorders.
  • To propose future research directions for understanding calcium's role in fruit ripening.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and synthesis of existing research.
  • Focus on grapes to develop an integrated model of calcium's functions.
  • Analysis of calcium's interaction with water relations and cell wall properties.

Main Results:

  • Calcium influences fruit development, physical traits, and disease susceptibility via signaling, membrane stabilization, and cell wall modification.
  • Calcium deficiency is linked to disorders like blossom end rot and bitter pit.
  • Calcium accumulation depends on water delivery and apoplasmic interactions.

Conclusions:

  • Calcium's multifaceted roles are integral to fruit ripening and quality.
  • Sub-optimal calcium nutrition impacts fruit development through impaired signaling and cell wall integrity.
  • Further research into apoplasmic calcium-pectin crosslinking and signaling pathways is needed to address deficiencies and enhance pathogen resistance.