Abstract
Tomatoes are a valuable horticultural product rich in essential nutrients. Elicitors can enhance their taste and nutritional quality. This study aimed to investigate the effects of various elicitors on the morphology, physiology, productivity, and phytochemistry of tomatoes. To achieve this goal, four treatments of elicitors were selected in a nonfactorial, randomized complete block design: E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ). Results showed that the NaCl application increased lycopene (2.18%), total sugar (19,05%), and antioxidant activity (3.71%). SA application improved fruit number per truss (107.05%), fruit set (88.32%), proline (32.41%), pH (14.21%), total flavonoids (1081.21%), and antioxidant activity (0.63%), respectively. MJ application increased beta‐carotene (215.98%), total soluble solids (7.75%), titratable acidity (44.44%), and antioxidant activity (2.40%), respectively. The study confirms that SA is an effective elicitor for improving tomato production and secondary metabolite content. These preliminary results suggest SA’s potential for improving tomato cultivation, though field trials are needed to confirm efficacy under agricultural conditions.
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Claims 14
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl increased tomato lycopene by 2.18%.
- Taxon
- Tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Outcome
- lycopenee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 2.18%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“the NaCl application increased lycopene (2.18%), total sugar (19,05%), and antioxidant activity (3.71%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl increased tomato total sugar by 19,05%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- total sugare0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 19,05%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“the NaCl application increased lycopene (2.18%), total sugar (19,05%), and antioxidant activity (3.71%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
NaCl increased tomato antioxidant activity by 3.71%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 3.71%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“the NaCl application increased lycopene (2.18%), total sugar (19,05%), and antioxidant activity (3.71%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
SA improved tomato fruit number per truss by 107.05%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- fruit number per trusse0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 107.05%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“SA application improved fruit number per truss (107.05%), fruit set (88.32%), proline (32.41%), pH (14.21%), total flavonoids (1081.21%), and antioxidant activity (0.63%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
SA improved tomato fruit set by 88.32%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- fruit sete0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 88.32%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“SA application improved fruit number per truss (107.05%), fruit set (88.32%), proline (32.41%), pH (14.21%), total flavonoids (1081.21%), and antioxidant activity (0.63%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
SA improved tomato proline by 32.41%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- prolinee0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 32.41%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“SA application improved fruit number per truss (107.05%), fruit set (88.32%), proline (32.41%), pH (14.21%), total flavonoids (1081.21%), and antioxidant activity (0.63%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
SA improved tomato pH by 14.21%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“SA application improved fruit number per truss (107.05%), fruit set (88.32%), proline (32.41%), pH (14.21%), total flavonoids (1081.21%), and antioxidant activity (0.63%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
SA improved tomato total flavonoids by 1081.21%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- total flavonoidse0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 1081.21%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“SA application improved fruit number per truss (107.05%), fruit set (88.32%), proline (32.41%), pH (14.21%), total flavonoids (1081.21%), and antioxidant activity (0.63%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
SA improved tomato antioxidant activity by 0.63%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Value
- 0.63%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“SA application improved fruit number per truss (107.05%), fruit set (88.32%), proline (32.41%), pH (14.21%), total flavonoids (1081.21%), and antioxidant activity (0.63%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
MJ increased tomato beta‐carotene by 215.98%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- beta‐carotenee0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 215.98%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“MJ application increased beta‐carotene (215.98%), total soluble solids (7.75%), titratable acidity (44.44%), and antioxidant activity (2.40%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
MJ increased tomato total soluble solids by 7.75%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 7.75%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“MJ application increased beta‐carotene (215.98%), total soluble solids (7.75%), titratable acidity (44.44%), and antioxidant activity (2.40%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
MJ increased tomato titratable acidity by 44.44%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- titratable aciditye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 44.44%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“MJ application increased beta‐carotene (215.98%), total soluble solids (7.75%), titratable acidity (44.44%), and antioxidant activity (2.40%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
MJ increased tomato antioxidant activity by 2.40%.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- antioxidant activitye0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 2.40%e0
- Comparator
- controle1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“MJ application increased beta‐carotene (215.98%), total soluble solids (7.75%), titratable acidity (44.44%), and antioxidant activity (2.40%)”
e1“E0 = control; E 1 = 160 mM NaCl; E 2 = 0.5 mM salicylic acid (SA); E 3 = 0.25 mM methyl jasmonate (MJ)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors identify SA as an effective elicitor for tomato production and secondary metabolite content.
- Taxon
- TomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- SAe0
- Outcome
- improving tomato production and secondary metabolite contente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Tomato”
e0“SA is an effective elicitor for improving tomato production and secondary metabolite content”
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