Claim · model-written summary
Decreased fruit growth and sap-flow readings mark the need for the next watering.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Outcome
- need for the next wateringe0
- Direction
- decreasee0
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValueQualifier
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“A decrease in their indications marks the need for the next watering”
t0“tomato”
Title
The use of the phytomonitoring method to control the irrigation of tomato plantations: A case study
Andrii Shatkovskyi; Olexandr Zhuravlov; Volodymyr Vasiuta Journal of Water and Land Development 2022. doi:10.24425/jwld.2022.141551
Other claims from this paper (3)
- Recommendation Positive water-balance irrigation planning should use daily stem contraction amplitude and sap-flow trend.
- Method / resource Two consecutive falling morning stem diameter peaks indicate negative water balance and signal irrigation.
- Recommendation For zero water balance, fruit growth and sap-flow sensor readings should guide watering.