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Foliar Application Of Calcium Chloride And Borax Influences Plant Growth, Yield, And Quality Of Tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.) Fruit, Abdur Rab, Ihsan-Ul Haq
Foliar Application Of Calcium Chloride And Borax Influences Plant Growth, Yield, And Quality Of Tomato (Lycopersicon Esculentum Mill.) Fruit, Abdur Rab, Ihsan-Ul Haq
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
The influence of CaCl_2 and borax on growth, yield, and quality of tomato was investigated during the years 2009 and 2010. The experiment was laid out with a randomized complete block design. Calcium chloride (0.3% and 0.6%) and borax (0.2% and 0.4%) solutions were applied as foliar sprays either alone or in combination and data were recorded for plant height, branches per plant, flowers per cluster, fruits per plant, yield, fruit weight, fruit firmness, and total soluble solid content of the fruit. The application of CaCl_2 alone significantly increased the plant height and fruits per plant and decreased the incidence …
Effect Of Irrigation On Processing Tomato Yield And Antioxidant Components, Lajos Helyes, Andrea Lugasi, Zoltán Pék
Effect Of Irrigation On Processing Tomato Yield And Antioxidant Components, Lajos Helyes, Andrea Lugasi, Zoltán Pék
Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry
A 2-year (2007 and 2008) open-field experiment was conducted to study the effects of irrigation on the yield parameters and main antioxidant components (lycopene, phenolic compounds, and ascorbic acid) of processing tomato. Two different treatments were applied: some plants were regularly irrigated, and some had their irrigation cut off 30 days before harvest. Both groups were compared with a rainfed control. Daily irrigation volume was calculated from the average daily temperature to reach optimum water supply. Fruits were harvested at the red-ripe maturity stage. The irrigated plants gave a significantly higher yield, and rainfed plants showed a yield loss. Irrigation …