Maximum weight loss occurred in control and 1% CaCl2 while lowest loss (2.57%) was recorded in 3% CaCl2 (Table 1). Weight loss was highest during the sixth and eighth weeks. Overall highest weight loss occurred in control during the sixth week (Fig. 1). Calcium applications have known to be effective in terms of membrane functionality and integrity maintenance which may be the reason for the lower weight loss found in Calcium treated fruits (Lester & Grusak, 1999). Mahajan & Dhatt (2004) reported that pear fruit treated with CaCl2 proved to be most effective in reducing weight loss compared to non treated fruit during a 75 days storage period. Thus, calcium might have delayed senescence and reduced the rate of respiration and transpiration