Abstract
Abstract The interaction of sodium (Na) and potassium (K) on growth, yield, nutrients and citric acid composition of fruit of tomato (Lycopersicon lycopersicum [L.] Karst) was investigated. Six rates of Na at 0, 2, 4, 8, 16 and 32 mgkg−1 soil and four rates of K at 0, 32, 64 and 128 mgkg−1 soil, applied as NaCl and KCl, respectively, were arranged in a randomized complete block design and replicated three times. Plant growth rate, number of flowers and fruit yields, nutrient composition and citric acid content of fruit juice were determined. The application of 2–4 mg Na kg−1 soil with 32–64 mg K kg−1 soil increased fruit yield by about 100%. Fruit yield correlated positively with the number of leaves (0.65***), number of flowers (0.57**) and shoot-N (0.40*). Sodium applied at Na:K ratio of 1:8 to 1:32 increased the growth and yield of the tomato plant.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Applying 2–4 mg Na kg−1 soil with 32–64 mg K kg−1 soil increased tomato fruit yield by about 100%.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- 2–4 mg Na kg−1 soil with 32–64 mg K kg−1 soile0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- about 100%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of 2–4 mg Na kg−1 soil with 32–64 mg K kg−1 soil increased fruit yield by about 100%.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato fruit yield correlated positively with leaf number (0.65***).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- leavese0
- Outcome
- Fruit yielde0
- Direction
- positivelye0
- Value
- 0.65***e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit yield correlated positively with the number of leaves (0.65***), number of flowers (0.57**) and shoot-N (0.40*).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato fruit yield correlated positively with flower number (0.57**).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- flowerse0
- Outcome
- Fruit yielde0
- Direction
- positivelye0
- Value
- 0.57**e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit yield correlated positively with the number of leaves (0.65***), number of flowers (0.57**) and shoot-N (0.40*).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato fruit yield correlated positively with shoot-N (0.40*).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Compound
- shoot-Ne0
- Outcome
- Fruit yielde0
- Direction
- positivelye0
- Value
- 0.40*e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit yield correlated positively with the number of leaves (0.65***), number of flowers (0.57**) and shoot-N (0.40*).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Sodium at a Na:K ratio of 1:8 to 1:32 increased tomato growth and yield.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Sodium applied at Na:K ratio of 1:8 to 1:32e0
- Outcome
- growth and yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Sodium applied at Na:K ratio of 1:8 to 1:32 increased the growth and yield of the tomato plant.”
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