Abstract
A field experiment was conducted during Rabi 2010-11 in the Hassan district of Karnataka with the objective to study the influence of foliar application of secondary and micro nutrients on yield and quality of tomato. Tomato was grown in plots of 6×3 m size with nine different treatments in RCBD layout with 3 replications in a red sandy loam soil with slight alkaline pH. The foliar nutrition and soil amendment applications along with NPK fertilizers increased fruit weight significantly. Treatments receiving major nutrients and foliar sprays of secondary and micronutrients (T 2 2.34 kg plant and T 6 2.89 kg plant) recorded slightly higher yield compared to T 1 (2.22 kg plant) and T 5 (2.30 kg plant). Treatment combinations of major nutrients, foliar sprays and soil amendment recorded the highest number of flowers and fruits in both UAS package and IIHR technology treatments. The shelf life of tomato increased with foliar spray and amendment applications (12-16 days) compared to major nutrients alone (9-11 days). The fruits from plots receiving all the three combinations recorded significantly higher TSS, acidity and ascorbic acid content. The quality parameters like TSS, ascorbic acid and acidity of tomato fruits in UAS package received plots was of the order T 4 > T 3 > T 2 > T 1 . The trend remained similar with IIHR technology (T 8 > T 7 > T 6 > T 5 ). The plots receiving nutrients as per farmers practice produced lesser number of flowers and fruits. The fruit size and the yield was also lesser. Many of growth and yield parameters were found at par with T 1 and T 5 treatments. It was observed from the current study that the IIHR based treatments with foliar application of secondary and micronutrients and splits of N and K was better for increasing productivity.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar nutrition and soil amendments significantly increased fruit weight.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- foliar nutrition and soil amendment applications along with NPK fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The foliar nutrition and soil amendment applications along with NPK fertilizers increased fruit weight significantly.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
T 2 yielded 2.34 kg plant, slightly higher than T 1.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- T 2e0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- slightly highere0
- Value
- 2.34 kg plante0
- Comparator
- T 1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Treatments receiving major nutrients and foliar sprays of secondary and micronutrients (T 2 2.34 kg plant and T 6 2.89 kg plant) recorded slightly higher yield compared to T 1 (2.22 kg plant) and T 5 (2.30 kg plant).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
T 6 yielded 2.89 kg plant, slightly higher than T 5.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- T 6e0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- slightly highere0
- Value
- 2.89 kg plante0
- Comparator
- T 5e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Treatments receiving major nutrients and foliar sprays of secondary and micronutrients (T 2 2.34 kg plant and T 6 2.89 kg plant) recorded slightly higher yield compared to T 1 (2.22 kg plant) and T 5 (2.30 kg plant).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined treatments gave the highest flower and fruit numbers.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Treatment combinations of major nutrients, foliar sprays and soil amendmente0
- Outcome
- number of flowers and fruitse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Treatment combinations of major nutrients, foliar sprays and soil amendment recorded the highest number of flowers and fruits in both UAS package and IIHR technology treatments.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar spray and amendments increased shelf life to 12-16 days versus 9-11 days.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- foliar spray and amendment applicationse0
- Outcome
- shelf lifee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 12-16 dayse0
- Comparator
- major nutrients alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The shelf life of tomato increased with foliar spray and amendment applications (12-16 days) compared to major nutrients alone (9-11 days).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Three-component treatment significantly increased TSS, acidity and ascorbic acid content.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- all the three combinationse0
- Outcome
- TSS, acidity and ascorbic acid contente0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The fruits from plots receiving all the three combinations recorded significantly higher TSS, acidity and ascorbic acid content.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
UAS package fruit quality ranked T 4 > T 3 > T 2 > T 1.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- TSS, ascorbic acid and aciditye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The quality parameters like TSS, ascorbic acid and acidity of tomato fruits in UAS package received plots was of the order T 4 > T 3 > T 2 > T 1 .”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
IIHR technology fruit quality ranked T 8 > T 7 > T 6 > T 5.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- trende0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The trend remained similar with IIHR technology (T 8 > T 7 > T 6 > T 5 ).”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Farmer-practice plots produced fewer flowers and fruits.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- nutrients as per farmers practicee0
- Outcome
- number of flowers and fruitse0
- Direction
- lessere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The plots receiving nutrients as per farmers practice produced lesser number of flowers and fruits.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Farmer-practice plots had smaller fruit and lower yield.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- fruit size and the yielde0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The fruit size and the yield was also lesser.”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
IIHR foliar nutrient treatments with split N and K performed better for productivity.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- increasing productivitye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the IIHR based treatments with foliar application of secondary and micronutrients and splits of N and K was better for increasing productivity.”
t0“tomato”
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