Abstract
The growth performance of plants varies in different environments and is strongly influenced by various biotic and abiotic factors. This, in turn affects the composition of the active compounds which are the product of metabolism (such as photosynthesis, respiration, etc.). Soil quality is considered to be important factor that negatively affect plant growth and productivity. Tomatoes are widely produced and consumed due to their high nutritional value and its important compounds have a role in the prevention of many diseases. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the effects of three different soil types (clay, sand and compost) on growth and yield parameters of tomato Solanum lycopersicum var.Rio Grande. The experiment was done on the Faculty of Science in Gharyan University (April 2017). The tomatoes were grown in pots; twelve replications were used for each group of soils. Growth parameters such as number of seedling, plant height, number of leaves and number of fruits were recorded. The results indicated that soil quality hada highly significant effect (P < 0.001) on growth parameters. Compost was the optimal soil types for growth performance and production of tomatoes, while the growth performance was reduced in clay and sand soil. By contrast, tomatoes that grew in clay soil showed the least growth performance. On the other hand, tomato plants cultivated in clay and sand soil failed in production of flowers and fruits, unlike tomatoes grown in compost. Overall, soil quality and properties have affected tomato growth performance and productivity.
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Claim · model-written summary
Soil quality significantly affected tomato growth parameters.
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- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- soil qualitye0
- Outcome
- growth parameterse0
- Value
- P < 0.001e0
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e0“soil quality hada highly significant effect (P < 0.001) on growth parameters”
t0“Tomato Solanum lycopersicum var. Rio Grande in Libya”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost gave optimal tomato growth and production relative to clay and sand.
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- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Composte0
- Outcome
- growth performance and productione0
- Direction
- optimale0
- Comparator
- clay and sand soile0
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e0“Compost was the optimal soil types for growth performance and production of tomatoes, while the growth performance was reduced in clay and sand soil”
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Tomato growth performance was least in clay soil.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- clay soile0
- Outcome
- growth performancee0
- Direction
- leaste0
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e0“tomatoes that grew in clay soil showed the least growth performance”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomatoes in clay soil produced no flowers or fruits, unlike compost-grown tomatoes.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- claye0
- Outcome
- flowers and fruitse0
- Direction
- failed in productione0
- Comparator
- composte0
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Verbatim
e0“tomato plants cultivated in clay and sand soil failed in production of flowers and fruits, unlike tomatoes grown in compost”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomatoes in sand soil produced no flowers or fruits, unlike compost-grown tomatoes.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- sand soile0
- Outcome
- flowers and fruitse0
- Direction
- failed in productione0
- Comparator
- composte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“tomato plants cultivated in clay and sand soil failed in production of flowers and fruits, unlike tomatoes grown in compost”
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