INTERACTIVE EFFECT OF CALCIUM AND BORON ON GROWTH, QUALITY AND MINERAL CONTENT OF TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICON L.)

This study was carried out to investigate the effects of calcium and boron on the growth of indeterminate tomato (Solanum lycopersicon esculentum L.) under greenhouse conditions in spring-summer period of the year 2011. Calcium (calcium nitrate) was applied in three doses (30, 60 and 90 kg ha-1) and...

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Veröffentlicht in:Fresenius environmental bulletin 2015-01 (5)
Hauptverfasser: Sahin, Sezer, Gebologlu, Naif, Karaman, M Rustu
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Zusammenfassung:This study was carried out to investigate the effects of calcium and boron on the growth of indeterminate tomato (Solanum lycopersicon esculentum L.) under greenhouse conditions in spring-summer period of the year 2011. Calcium (calcium nitrate) was applied in three doses (30, 60 and 90 kg ha-1) and boron (Etidot-67, included 21 % B) was applied in two doses (1500 and 3000 gr ha-1). Sedir F1 variety was used as the plant material of the experiments. The seedlings were planted on 10th of April. The study was conducted in split-plots randomized complete block design with three replications. The Ca and B content of plant leaves were significantly affected by calcium and boron doses, but vitamin C, pH, titratable acidity (TA) and soluble solid dry matter (SSDM) were not significantly affected by treatment doses. The highest Ca and B contents were observed in 60 and 90 kg ha-1 Ca and 3000 gr ha-1 B doses. The Ca and B contents of the leaves were higher in third cluster leaves than sixth cluster leaves. As a result, both Ca and B contents of the leaves increased at satisfactory level with Ca and B treatments.
ISSN:1018-4619