Yield, blossom-end rot incidence, and fruit quality in pepper plants under moderate salinity are affected by K+ and Ca2+ fertilization

By J. S. Rubio, F. García-Sánchez, F. Rubio, V. Martínez. 2009

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Overcoming Salinity Barriers to Crop Production Using Traditional Methods (2013, background): “Rubio et al. (2009) found that application of elevated Ca to tomato and pepper plants under saline conditions significantly reduces blossom end rot and enhances other fruit-quality parameters, leading to a significant increase in marketable fruit yield.”
Causes and control of calcium deficiency disorders in vegetables: a review (2009, background): “Rubio et al. (2009) found that the reduction in marketable fruit yield by salt treatment was due mainly due to an increase in the number of pepper fruit affected by BER.”
Insights into the Physiological and Biochemical Impacts of Salt Stress on Plant Growth and Development (2020, background): “The supplementation of K and Ca2+ to the salt-affected pepper plants increased vegetative growth and fruit production and decreased the incidence of blossom end rot, but caused a reduction in fresh fruit weight and marketable yield [4].”