Abstract
The experiment was conducted to test the influence of different soil amendments types on postharvest performance of tomato fruits. The soil amendments were NPK 15-15-15 at 250kg/ha plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizer (NPK 0-22-18 + 9CaO + 6s + 5MgO(s) at (250kg/ha), NPK 15-15-15 at 250kg/ha plus sulphate of ammonia (125kg/ha), poultry manure (1.1kg/ m²) and control (no amendment). Selected quality traits of tomato fruits harvested at the pink colour stage were evaluated after seven (7) days storage under average temperatures of 26.85°C and relative humidity of 85.75%. Fruit quality traits studied were fruit weight loss, firmness, general appearance, membrane ion leakage, pericarp thickness, decay, total soluble solids, pericarp weight, dry matter, moisture content and fruit shelf life. Significant differences among the soil amendments (P < 0.002) were observed in fruit quality traits studied. Fruits harvested from soil amended with NPK plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizer recorded lower in weight loss, membrane ion leakage decay and moisture content and higher fruit firmness, general appearance, total soluble solids, dry matter and shelf life than fruits harvested from fields amended with NPK plus Sulphate of ammonia, Poultry manure and Control respectively. Significant correlations (P < 0.01 and P < 0.05) were observed among the quality traits evaluated. Fruit weight loss showed significantly but negative correlation between fruit firmness (-0.71) and shelf life (-0.71) but indicated significant but positive correlation between membrane ion leakage (0.63) and fruit decay (0.57) respectively. Fruit pericarp thickness showed significant but positive correlation between general appearance (0.69), pericarp weight (0.68) and total soluble solids (0.73). Key words: Amendments, tomato, Asasewura cocoa fertilizer, postharvest, performance.
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Claims 11
Claim · model-written summary
Soil amendment with NPK plus Asasewura cocoa fertilizer lowered fruit weight loss, membrane ion leakage and decay relative to NPK plus sulphate of ammonia, poultry manure and control.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Organ / stage
- Fruitse1
- Treatment
- NPK plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizere1
- Outcome
- weight loss, membrane ion leakage decaye1
- Direction
- lowere1
- Comparator
- NPK plus Sulphate of ammonia, Poultry manure and Controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e1“Fruits harvested from soil amended with NPK plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizer recorded lower in weight loss, membrane ion leakage decay and moisture content”
e2“than fruits harvested from fields amended with NPK plus Sulphate of ammonia, Poultry manure and Control respectively”
e7“Significant differences among the soil amendments (P < 0.002) were observed in fruit quality traits studied”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil amendment with NPK plus Asasewura cocoa fertilizer lowered fruit moisture content relative to the other amendments and control.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- Fruitse1
- Treatment
- NPK plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizere1
- Outcome
- moisture contente1
- Direction
- lowere1
- Comparator
- NPK plus Sulphate of ammonia, Poultry manure and Controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e1“Fruits harvested from soil amended with NPK plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizer recorded lower in weight loss, membrane ion leakage decay and moisture content”
e2“than fruits harvested from fields amended with NPK plus Sulphate of ammonia, Poultry manure and Control respectively”
e7“Significant differences among the soil amendments (P < 0.002) were observed in fruit quality traits studied”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil amendment with NPK plus Asasewura cocoa fertilizer raised fruit firmness, general appearance and total soluble solids relative to the comparators.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- NPK plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizere1
- Outcome
- fruit firmness, general appearance, total soluble solidse3
- Direction
- highere3
- Comparator
- NPK plus Sulphate of ammonia, Poultry manure and Controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e1“Fruits harvested from soil amended with NPK plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizer recorded lower in weight loss, membrane ion leakage decay and moisture content”
e2“than fruits harvested from fields amended with NPK plus Sulphate of ammonia, Poultry manure and Control respectively”
e3“higher fruit firmness, general appearance, total soluble solids, dry matter and shelf life”
e7“Significant differences among the soil amendments (P < 0.002) were observed in fruit quality traits studied”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil amendment with NPK plus Asasewura cocoa fertilizer raised dry matter and shelf life relative to the comparators.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- NPK plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizere1
- Outcome
- dry matter and shelf lifee3
- Direction
- highere3
- Comparator
- NPK plus Sulphate of ammonia, Poultry manure and Controle2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e1“Fruits harvested from soil amended with NPK plus ‘Asasewura’ cocoa fertilizer recorded lower in weight loss, membrane ion leakage decay and moisture content”
e2“than fruits harvested from fields amended with NPK plus Sulphate of ammonia, Poultry manure and Control respectively”
e3“higher fruit firmness, general appearance, total soluble solids, dry matter and shelf life”
e7“Significant differences among the soil amendments (P < 0.002) were observed in fruit quality traits studied”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight loss was significantly negatively correlated with fruit firmness (-0.71).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- Fruite4
- Outcome
- fruit firmnesse4
- Direction
- negativee4
- Value
- -0.71e4
- Qualifier
- Fruit weight losse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e4“Fruit weight loss showed significantly but negative correlation between fruit firmness (-0.71) and shelf life (-0.71)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight loss was significantly negatively correlated with shelf life (-0.71).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- Fruite4
- Outcome
- shelf lifee4
- Direction
- negativee4
- Value
- -0.71e4
- Qualifier
- Fruit weight losse4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e4“Fruit weight loss showed significantly but negative correlation between fruit firmness (-0.71) and shelf life (-0.71)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight loss was significantly positively correlated with membrane ion leakage (0.63).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- fruite5
- Outcome
- membrane ion leakagee5
- Direction
- positivee5
- Value
- 0.63e5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e5“indicated significant but positive correlation between membrane ion leakage (0.63) and fruit decay (0.57)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight loss was significantly positively correlated with fruit decay (0.57).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- fruite5
- Outcome
- fruit decaye5
- Direction
- positivee5
- Value
- 0.57e5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e5“indicated significant but positive correlation between membrane ion leakage (0.63) and fruit decay (0.57)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pericarp thickness was positively correlated with general appearance (0.69).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- pericarpe6
- Outcome
- general appearancee6
- Direction
- positivee6
- Value
- 0.69e6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e6“Fruit pericarp thickness showed significant but positive correlation between general appearance (0.69), pericarp weight (0.68) and total soluble solids (0.73)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pericarp thickness was positively correlated with pericarp weight (0.68).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- pericarpe6
- Outcome
- pericarp weighte6
- Direction
- positivee6
- Value
- 0.68e6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e6“Fruit pericarp thickness showed significant but positive correlation between general appearance (0.69), pericarp weight (0.68) and total soluble solids (0.73)”
Claim · model-written summary
Pericarp thickness was positively correlated with total soluble solids (0.73).
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Organ / stage
- pericarpe6
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse6
- Direction
- positivee6
- Value
- 0.73e6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“postharvest performance of tomato fruits”
e6“Fruit pericarp thickness showed significant but positive correlation between general appearance (0.69), pericarp weight (0.68) and total soluble solids (0.73)”
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