Abstract
Tomato plants (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) were grown in sand culture to study the effect of different concentrations of potassium (K) on the vegetative growth, yield and important quality traits of different tomato cultivars, including TSS, titratable acidity, vitamin C content and pH of fruit juice. Three K levels (low, middle, and high) of 200, 300, and 350 ppm in the nutrient solution were used and two cultivars (Floridat and Super Strain B) were compared. Floridat cultivars showed 23% higher total soluble solids (TSS) than Super Strain B and also showed a total vitamin C content (4.65 mg·kg −1 ), markedly higher than Super Strain B. Increased K levels in the nutrient solution resulted in increased contents of TSS, Vitamin C contents, titratable acidity and juice pH in tomato fruits. Higher yield was recorded with Floridat cultivar and high level of K concentration (350 ppm).
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Claim · model-written summary
Floridat had 23% more total soluble solids than Super Strain B.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Material
- Floridate0
- Outcome
- total soluble solids (TSS)e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 23%e0
- Comparator
- Super Strain Be0
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Verbatim
e0“Floridat cultivars showed 23% higher total soluble solids (TSS) than Super Strain B”
t0“Effect of Different Potassium Levels on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato Grown In Sand-Ponic Culture”
Claim · model-written summary
Floridat vitamin C content was 4.65 mg·kg −1 and exceeded Super Strain B.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- Floridate0
- Outcome
- vitamin C contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 4.65 mg·kg −1e0
- Comparator
- Super Strain Be0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Floridat cultivars showed 23% higher total soluble solids (TSS) than Super Strain B and also showed a total vitamin C content (4.65 mg·kg −1 ), markedly higher than Super Strain B”
t0“Effect of Different Potassium Levels on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato Grown In Sand-Ponic Culture”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher potassium increased TSS, vitamin C and titratable acidity.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Increased K levels in the nutrient solutione0
- Outcome
- TSS, Vitamin C contents, titratable aciditye0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Increased K levels in the nutrient solution resulted in increased contents of TSS, Vitamin C contents, titratable acidity and juice pH in tomato fruits”
t0“Effect of Different Potassium Levels on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato Grown In Sand-Ponic Culture”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher potassium increased tomato juice pH.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Increased K levels in the nutrient solutione0
- Outcome
- juice pHe0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Increased K levels in the nutrient solution resulted in increased contents of TSS, Vitamin C contents, titratable acidity and juice pH in tomato fruits”
t0“Effect of Different Potassium Levels on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato Grown In Sand-Ponic Culture”
Claim · model-written summary
Floridat at high potassium concentration yielded more.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- Floridate0
- Treatment
- high level of K concentration (350 ppm)e0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- Highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Higher yield was recorded with Floridat cultivar and high level of K concentration (350 ppm)”
t0“Effect of Different Potassium Levels on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Tomato Grown In Sand-Ponic Culture”
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