Abstract
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 of blossom end rot. Borax alone significantly enhanced the number of branches per plant, number of flowers per cluster, fruits per cluster, fruits per plant, fruit weight, fruit firmness, and total soluble solid content of the fruits. Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%). However, the difference among 0.6% CaCl_2 + 0.2% borax, 0.3% CaCl_2 + 0.2% borax, and 0.6% CaCl_2 + 0.4% borax was nonsignificant.
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Claims 15
Claim · model-written summary
CaCl_2 alone increased plant height and fruits per plant.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- CaCl_2 alonee0
- Outcome
- plant height and fruits per plante0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of CaCl_2 alone significantly increased the plant height and fruits per plant and decreased the incidence of blossom end rot”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
CaCl_2 alone decreased blossom end rot incidence.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- CaCl_2 alonee0
- Outcome
- incidence of blossom end rote0
- Direction
- decreasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The application of CaCl_2 alone significantly increased the plant height and fruits per plant and decreased the incidence of blossom end rot”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Borax alone enhanced number of branches per plant, number of flowers per cluster.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Borax alonee0
- Outcome
- number of branches per plant, number of flowers per clustere0
- Direction
- enhancede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Borax alone significantly enhanced the number of branches per plant, number of flowers per cluster, fruits per cluster, fruits per plant, fruit weight, fruit firmness, and total soluble solid content of the fruits”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Borax alone enhanced fruits per cluster, fruits per plant, fruit weight.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Borax alonee0
- Outcome
- fruits per cluster, fruits per plant, fruit weighte0
- Direction
- enhancede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Borax alone significantly enhanced the number of branches per plant, number of flowers per cluster, fruits per cluster, fruits per plant, fruit weight, fruit firmness, and total soluble solid content of the fruits”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Borax alone enhanced fruit firmness, and total soluble solid content of the fruits.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Borax alonee0
- Outcome
- fruit firmness, and total soluble solid content of the fruitse0
- Direction
- enhancede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Borax alone significantly enhanced the number of branches per plant, number of flowers per cluster, fruits per cluster, fruits per plant, fruit weight, fruit firmness, and total soluble solid content of the fruits”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined CaCl_2 and borax gave maximum plant height (86.60 cm).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%)e0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 86.60 cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined CaCl_2 and borax gave maximum branches per plant (7.21).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%)e0
- Outcome
- branches per plante0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 7.21e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined CaCl_2 and borax gave maximum flowers per cluster (32.36).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%)e0
- Outcome
- flowers per clustere0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 32.36e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined CaCl_2 and borax gave maximum fruits per plant (96.37).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%)e0
- Outcome
- fruits per plante0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 96.37e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined CaCl_2 and borax gave maximum fruit weight (96.33 g).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%)e0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 96.33 ge0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined CaCl_2 and borax gave maximum yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%)e0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 21.33 t ha^{-1}e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined CaCl_2 and borax gave maximum fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%)e0
- Outcome
- fruit firmnesse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 3.46 kg cm^{-2}e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined CaCl_2 and borax gave maximum total soluble solids (6.10%).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%)e0
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 6.10%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined CaCl_2 and borax gave lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%)e0
- Outcome
- blossom end rot incidencee0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 6.25%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Foliar application of CaCl_2 (0.6%) + borax (0.2%) resulted in the maximum plant height (86.60 cm), branches per plant (7.21), flowers per cluster (32.36), fruits per plant (96.37), fruit weight (96.33 g), yield (21.33 t ha^{-1}), fruit firmness (3.46 kg cm^{-2}), and total soluble solids (6.10%) and the lowest blossom end rot incidence (6.25%)”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Differences among three combined application rates were nonsignificant.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- 0.6% CaCl_2 + 0.2% boraxe0
- Outcome
- differencee0
- Comparator
- 0.3% CaCl_2 + 0.2% borax, and 0.6% CaCl_2 + 0.4% boraxe0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the difference among 0.6% CaCl_2 + 0.2% borax, 0.3% CaCl_2 + 0.2% borax, and 0.6% CaCl_2 + 0.4% borax was nonsignificant”
t0“tomato”
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