Calcium

• Soft fruit  
• Senescent breakdown and poor storage life of fruit 
• Internal and external disorders on many fruits and vegetables 
• Crop Lodging 
• Terminal buds and root tips fail to develop normally 
• Stunted root systems 
• Leaves of grasses do not open properly, tips stick to the next lowest leaf 

• Proper functioning of growing points, particularly roots tips 
• Forms compounds which strengthen cell walls 
• Aids in cell division and elongation 
• Neutralizes organic acids
• Aids in the proper working and permeability of cell membranes 
• Essential for pollen tube elongation 
• Regulates protein synthesis
• Slows down the aging process 

 Calcium is not easily translocated in plants, so a constant supply is required. It should be foliar applied in fruiting crops, and be available from after flowering onward