Abstract
Growth and yield responses of eight (8) tomato cultivars (UN-83, Nsukka Local NHle-7-7-1, Roma VFN, Ronita, Ife 1, Rossol, and Ace VF) to different times and modes of NPK fertilizer application were studied in two field experiments under rainy season conditions in Nsukka, Nigeria. Plant height and number of branches and leaves were higher in Nsukka Local, Rossol and Ife-1 while stem diameter was higher in Roma VFN and Ronita. The attainment of reproductive growth stage as measured by number of days to 50% anthesis and 50% fruit-set was earlier with UN-83, Rossol and NHle-7-7-1 while truss capacity was higher in UN-83 and Nsukka Local. Total plant dry matter was similar in all the cultivars but dry matter partitioning to the reproductive organs was more in UN-83 and Rossol. Fertilizer application at transplanting time either in single full dose or in split increased the plant size attributes (Plant height, Stem diameter, Numbers of leaves and branches per plant) and enhanced earlier maturity of the crop. They also increased total plant dry matter and facilitated early dry matter partitioning to the reproductive organs, while fertilizer application at two weeks after transplanting or at flowering depressed total plant dry matter and accumulated most of the early dry matter in the stems and leaves. Total fruit yield (t ha-1) was higher in UN-83 and Nsukka local but time and mode of fertilizer application had no consistent effects on fruit yield. Keywords: Tomato, cultivar, NPK fertilizer, split application Agro-Science Vol. 5 (1) 2006: pp. 17-25
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Claims 13
Claim · model-written summary
Nsukka Local, Rossol and Ife-1 had greater plant height and numbers of branches and leaves.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Material
- Nsukka Local, Rossol and Ife-1e0
- Outcome
- Plant height and number of branches and leavese0
- Direction
- highere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plant height and number of branches and leaves were higher in Nsukka Local, Rossol and Ife-1”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
Roma VFN and Ronita had greater stem diameter.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- Roma VFN and Ronitae0
- Outcome
- stem diametere0
- Direction
- highere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“stem diameter was higher in Roma VFN and Ronita”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
UN-83, Rossol and NHle-7-7-1 reached 50% anthesis and fruit set earlier.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- UN-83, Rossol and NHle-7-7-1e0
- Outcome
- number of days to 50% anthesis and 50% fruit-sete0
- Direction
- earliere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“number of days to 50% anthesis and 50% fruit-set was earlier with UN-83, Rossol and NHle-7-7-1”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
UN-83 and Nsukka Local had higher truss capacity.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- UN-83 and Nsukka Locale0
- Outcome
- truss capacitye0
- Direction
- highere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“truss capacity was higher in UN-83 and Nsukka Local”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
Total plant dry matter was similar among cultivars.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Outcome
- Total plant dry mattere0
- Direction
- similare0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Total plant dry matter was similar in all the cultivars”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
UN-83 and Rossol partitioned more dry matter to reproductive organs.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- UN-83 and Rossole0
- Outcome
- dry matter partitioning to the reproductive organse0
- Direction
- moree0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“dry matter partitioning to the reproductive organs was more in UN-83 and Rossol”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer at transplanting, whether full or split, increased plant size traits.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Fertilizer application at transplanting time either in single full dose or in splite0
- Outcome
- Plant height, Stem diameter, Numbers of leaves and branches per plante0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fertilizer application at transplanting time either in single full dose or in split increased the plant size attributes (Plant height, Stem diameter, Numbers of leaves and branches per plant)”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer at transplanting advanced maturity.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Fertilizer application at transplanting time either in single full dose or in splite0
- Outcome
- maturitye0
- Direction
- earliere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fertilizer application at transplanting time either in single full dose or in split increased the plant size attributes (Plant height, Stem diameter, Numbers of leaves and branches per plant) and enhanced earlier maturity”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer at transplanting increased total plant dry matter and early partitioning to reproductive organs.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- Fertilizer application at transplanting timee1
- Outcome
- total plant dry matter and facilitated early dry matter partitioning to the reproductive organse0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Schema note from the model: Treatment wording is in the preceding sentence.
Verbatim
e0“They also increased total plant dry matter and facilitated early dry matter partitioning to the reproductive organs”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
e1“Fertilizer application at transplanting time either in single full dose or in split increased the plant size attributes (Plant height, Stem diameter, Numbers of leaves and branches per plant)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer two weeks after transplanting or at flowering depressed total plant dry matter.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fertilizer application at two weeks after transplanting or at floweringe0
- Outcome
- total plant dry mattere0
- Direction
- depressede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fertilizer application at two weeks after transplanting or at flowering depressed total plant dry matter”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
Late fertilizer applications accumulated most early dry matter in stems and leaves.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fertilizer application at two weeks after transplanting or at floweringe0
- Outcome
- early dry matter in the stems and leavese0
- Direction
- accumulated moste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fertilizer application at two weeks after transplanting or at flowering depressed total plant dry matter and accumulated most of the early dry matter in the stems and leaves”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
UN-83 and Nsukka local had higher total fruit yield.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Material
- UN-83 and Nsukka locale0
- Outcome
- Total fruit yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Total fruit yield (t ha-1) was higher in UN-83 and Nsukka local”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer timing and mode had no consistent effect on fruit yield.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- time and mode of fertilizer applicatione0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- no consistent effectse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“time and mode of fertilizer application had no consistent effects on fruit yield”
t0“Growth and yield responses of rainy season field tomatoes to timing and splitting of fertilizer application”
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