Claim · model-written summary
The authors attributed calcium sulfate’s shelf-life effect to its high calcium content.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Treatment
- calcium sulfate treatmente1
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e0“This effectiveness was attributed to its high Ca content”
e1“calcium sulfate treatment reduced weight loss of tomato”
Title
Impact of Calcium Sources on Soil Chemical Properties, Tomato Growth, Yield, and Quality
Aruna Olasekan Adekiya; Timothy Oyebamiji Ogunbode; Vincent Ishola Esan; et al. The Scientific World JOURNAL 2025. doi:10.1155/tswj/6653874
Other claims from this paper (17)
- Intervention effect Calcium sources improved tomato growth, yield and mineral content relative to the unfertilized treatment.
- Intervention effect Calcium sources improved soil organic matter and nutrient status.
- Intervention effect Calcium sulfate increased soil Ca by 1.25% versus calcium nitrate.
- Intervention effect Calcium sulfate increased soil Ca by 9.82% versus poultry manure.
- Intervention effect Calcium sulfate increased soil Ca by 20.11% versus biochar.
- Intervention effect Calcium sulfate increased soil Ca by 704% versus the control.
- Intervention effect Poultry manure increased tomato plant height by 10.1% versus calcium nitrate.
- Intervention effect Poultry manure increased tomato plant height by 11.2% versus calcium sulfate.
- Intervention effect Poultry manure increased tomato plant height by 20.3% versus biochar.
- Intervention effect Poultry manure increased tomato plant height by 45.2% versus the control.
- Intervention effect Poultry manure increased tomato fruit yield by 22.5% versus calcium nitrate.
- Intervention effect Poultry manure increased tomato fruit yield by 20.16% versus calcium sulfate.
- Intervention effect Poultry manure increased tomato fruit yield by 83.4% versus biochar.
- Intervention effect Poultry manure increased tomato fruit yield by 382.5% versus the control.
- Intervention effect Calcium sulfate reduced tomato weight loss by 24.81%, 55.59%, 61.19% and 104.99% relative to calcium nitrate, poultry manure, biochar and control, respectively.
- Intervention effect Calcium sulfate increased tomato shelf life by 14.78%, 29.79%, 36.42% and 69.44% relative to calcium nitrate, poultry manure, biochar and control, respectively.
- Recommendation The authors recommend studying poultry manure combined with calcium sulfate for tomato yield, quality and shelf life.