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Hortorum Cultus
(Ogrodnictwo) 16 (6) 2017
Title
EFFECT OF CHELATED IRON AND SILICON ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF TOMATO PLANTS GROWN UNDER SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS
Autor
Mansour El-Sayed Ramadan, Miroslaw Konopinski, Osama Abd El-Salam Shalaby
Keywords
Solanum lycopersicum, Fe-EDDHA, potassium silicate, proline, fruit weight
Abstract
The influence of chelated iron (0, 250 and 500 mg· L–1 as Fe-EDDHA 6%) and silicon (0, 2, 4 mmol· L–1 as K2SiO3) on the yield and quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), Strain B cultivar, were investigated under semi-arid conditions in Ras Sudr region, Egypt, in years 2013–2014. A significant influence of chelated iron and silicon applications on tomato growth, yield and quality were observed. The highest plant growth, leaf mineral contents (N, P and K), vitamin C and Ca contents in fruit, fruit firmness, early and total yield were observed in plants which treated with 500 mg· L–1 chelated iron and 2 and 4 mmol· L–1 silicon. Meanwhile, these treatments decreased the proline content of leaves and T.S.S content of fruit.
Pages
29-40
Cite
Ramadan, M., Konopinski, M., Shalaby, O. (2017). EFFECT OF CHELATED IRON AND SILICON ON THE YIELD AND QUALITY OF TOMATO PLANTS GROWN UNDER SEMI-ARID CONDITIONS. Acta Sci. Pol. Hortorum Cultus, 16(6), 29-40.
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