Abstract
Tomato is one of the most relevant fresh crops worldwide, and its production is affected by blossom end rot (BER), a physiological disorder caused by insufficient calcium translocation into the fruit. Strategies have been proposed to mitigate BER, including foliar nutrient applications and the use of plants with improved nutrient uptake and higher biomass production; however, it remains unclear whether these approaches are effective or might exacerbate BER incidence. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of foliar Ca, Mg, B, and Zn in both grafted and non-grafted tomato plants with differential biomass production in relation to BER incidence, biomass production, and postharvest fruit quality, as well as to establish correlations between studied variables. Results showed that foliar nutrition, including calcium, did not reduce BER incidence. Instead, it led to smaller fruit size and higher total soluble solids (TSS). Grafted plants exhibited significantly higher BER incidence and biomass production than nongrafted ones, with a strong positive correlation between BER incidence and plant height (r = 0.996, P≤0.01). Treatments with the highest BER incidence produced tomatoes with reduced firmness values (r = -0.763, P≤0.01), suggesting compromised cell integrity. The results show that grafted tomato plants with high biomass production may be unsuitable for cultivation in nutrient-poor soils, as their increased growth rate may outpace nutrient availability, triggering BER. Additionally, foliar nutrient applications were insufficient to mitigate BER.
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Claim · model-written summary
Foliar nutrients, including calcium, did not reduce tomato BER incidence.
- Taxon
- tomato plants
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- foliar nutrition, including calciume0
- Outcome
- BER incidencee0
- Direction
- did not reducee0
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e0“foliar nutrition, including calcium, did not reduce BER incidence.”
t0“Correlation of blossom end rot incidence with biomass production and fruit quality parameters in tomato plants treated with foliar nutrients”
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar nutrition produced smaller tomato fruit.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- foliar nutritione0
- Outcome
- fruit sizee0
- Direction
- smallere0
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e0“foliar nutrition, including calcium, did not reduce BER incidence. Instead, it led to smaller fruit size”
t0“Correlation of blossom end rot incidence with biomass production and fruit quality parameters in tomato plants treated with foliar nutrients”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted tomato plants had significantly higher BER incidence than nongrafted plants.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Grafted plantse0
- Outcome
- BER incidencee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- nongrafted onese0
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e0“Grafted plants exhibited significantly higher BER incidence and biomass production than nongrafted ones”
t0“Correlation of blossom end rot incidence with biomass production and fruit quality parameters in tomato plants treated with foliar nutrients”
Claim · model-written summary
Grafted plants had significantly higher biomass production than nongrafted plants.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Grafted plantse0
- Outcome
- biomass productione0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- nongrafted onese0
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Verbatim
e0“Grafted plants exhibited significantly higher BER incidence and biomass production than nongrafted ones”
t0“Correlation of blossom end rot incidence with biomass production and fruit quality parameters in tomato plants treated with foliar nutrients”
Claim · model-written summary
BER incidence correlated strongly and positively with plant height.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- plante0
- Outcome
- BER incidencee0
- Direction
- positivee0
- Qualifier
- r = 0.996, P≤0.01e0
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e0“strong positive correlation between BER incidence and plant height (r = 0.996, P≤0.01)”
t0“Correlation of blossom end rot incidence with biomass production and fruit quality parameters in tomato plants treated with foliar nutrients”
Claim · model-written summary
Higher BER incidence was associated with reduced fruit firmness.
- Taxon
- tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Treatments with the highest BER incidencee0
- Outcome
- firmness valuese0
- Direction
- reducede0
- Qualifier
- r = -0.763, P≤0.01e0
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Verbatim
e0“Treatments with the highest BER incidence produced tomatoes with reduced firmness values (r = -0.763, P≤0.01)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors suggest high-biomass grafted tomato may be unsuitable in nutrient-poor soils because growth may exceed nutrient supply and trigger BER.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- may be unsuitable for cultivation in nutrient-poor soilse0
- Qualifier
- increased growth rate may outpace nutrient availability, triggering BERe0
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Verbatim
e0“grafted tomato plants with high biomass production may be unsuitable for cultivation in nutrient-poor soils, as their increased growth rate may outpace nutrient availability, triggering BER.”
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