Abstract
The effects of organic fertilizers, based on Tithonia diversifolia, and in-organic fertilizers, based on hydroponics fertilizer, were evaluated on the performance, leaves, and fruit mineral concentrations of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and cucumber (Cucumis sativus) plants grown under soilless medium in a screen house. The treatments comprised six levels of liquid organic fertilizer (5, 15, 25, 35, 45, 55 mL), in-organic fertilizer, and a control. Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control. In-organic fertilizer enhanced the performance and mineral concentrations of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with organic fertilizer. However, leaf analyses showed that all the essential elements for both tomato and cucumber crops were within the adequate ranges in the organic fertilizer treatments suggesting that this organic fertilizer can be used as an alternative to the expensive and scarce in-organic fertilizer. For organic fertilizer, the highest yield and mineral contents in fruits were attained at doses of 35 mL and 25 mL for tomato and cucumber plants, respectively. At these doses, the fruit weights of tomato and cucumber were increased by 137 and 198%, respectively, in comparison with the control. For a good yield of tomato and cucumber crop with a high fruit mineral content under the soilless medium of coco peat and rice husk, 35 mL and 25 mL of our tested organic fertilizer are recommended.
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Claims 18
Claim · model-written summary
Organic fertilizer increased tomato growth and yield versus control.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- organice0
- Outcome
- growth, yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Inorganic fertilizer increased tomato growth and yield versus control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- in-organice0
- Outcome
- growth, yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic fertilizer increased cucumber growth and yield versus control.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativuse0 - Treatment
- organice0
- Outcome
- growth, yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Inorganic fertilizer increased cucumber growth and yield versus control.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- in-organice0
- Outcome
- growth, yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic fertilizer increased tomato leaf and fruit mineral content versus control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- organice0
- Outcome
- leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Inorganic fertilizer increased tomato leaf and fruit mineral content versus control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- in-organice0
- Outcome
- leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic fertilizer increased cucumber leaf and fruit mineral content versus control.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- organice0
- Outcome
- leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Inorganic fertilizer increased cucumber leaf and fruit mineral content versus control.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- in-organice0
- Outcome
- leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contentse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Both organic and in-organic fertilizers increased the growth, yield, leaf nutrient concentration, and the mineral contents of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Inorganic fertilizer enhanced tomato fruit mineral concentration and performance versus organic fertilizer.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- In-organic fertilizere0
- Outcome
- performance and mineral concentrationse0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- organic fertilizere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In-organic fertilizer enhanced the performance and mineral concentrations of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with organic fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Inorganic fertilizer enhanced cucumber fruit mineral concentration and performance versus organic fertilizer.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- In-organic fertilizere0
- Outcome
- performance and mineral concentrationse0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- organic fertilizere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In-organic fertilizer enhanced the performance and mineral concentrations of tomato and cucumber fruits in comparison with organic fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Essential leaf elements were adequate with organic fertilizer in tomato.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- organic fertilizer treatmentse0
- Outcome
- essential elementse0
- Qualifier
- within the adequate rangese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“all the essential elements for both tomato and cucumber crops were within the adequate ranges in the organic fertilizer treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Essential leaf elements were adequate with organic fertilizer in cucumber.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- organic fertilizer treatmentse0
- Outcome
- essential elementse0
- Qualifier
- within the adequate rangese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“all the essential elements for both tomato and cucumber crops were within the adequate ranges in the organic fertilizer treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Tomato yield and fruit minerals peaked at 35 mL organic fertilizer.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- 35 mLe0
- Outcome
- yield and mineral contents in fruitse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest yield and mineral contents in fruits were attained at doses of 35 mL and 25 mL for tomato and cucumber plants, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Cucumber yield and fruit minerals peaked at 25 mL organic fertilizer.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- 25 mLe0
- Outcome
- yield and mineral contents in fruitse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the highest yield and mineral contents in fruits were attained at doses of 35 mL and 25 mL for tomato and cucumber plants, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
At the selected dose tomato fruit weight increased by 137% versus control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- these dosese0
- Outcome
- fruit weightse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 137e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“At these doses, the fruit weights of tomato and cucumber were increased by 137 and 198%, respectively, in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
At the selected dose cucumber fruit weight increased by 198% versus control.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Treatment
- these dosese0
- Outcome
- fruit weightse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 198%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“At these doses, the fruit weights of tomato and cucumber were increased by 137 and 198%, respectively, in comparison with the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors recommend 35 mL organic fertilizer for tomato.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- organic fertilizere0
- Outcome
- 35 mLe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“35 mL and 25 mL of our tested organic fertilizer are recommended”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors recommend 25 mL organic fertilizer for cucumber.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- organic fertilizere0
- Outcome
- 25 mLe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“35 mL and 25 mL of our tested organic fertilizer are recommended”
t0“cucumber”
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