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Table 2 The effect of exogenous calcium on fruit quality of cucumber under hypoxia stress

From: The effect of exogenous calcium on cucumber fruit quality, photosynthesis, chlorophyll fluorescence, and fast chlorophyll fluorescence during the fruiting period under hypoxic stress

Treatment

Protein content (mg g− 1 FW)

Soluble solids

Titratable acidity (%)

Total soluble sugar (%)

Control

589.78 ± 54.45 a

2.53 ± 0.49 b

0.067 ± 0.006 b

0.535 ± 0.084 c

Hypoxia

345.05 ± 32.57 b

3.55 ± 0.61 a

0.052 ± 0.011 b

0.814 ± 0.142 b

Hypoxia+Ca2+

463.58 ± 45.53 ab

2.63 ± 0.15 ab

0.093 ± 0.015 a

1.886 ± 0.068 a

  1. Each value is the mean ± SE of three independent experiments. Different letters indicate significant difference at p = 0.05, according to Duncan’s multiple range test
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BMC Plant Biology

ISSN: 1471-2229

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