Abstract
The experiments were carried out to ascertain the effects of fertility of nursery bed soil, watering and spacing on the growth and flower formation of tomato seedlings.Seeds of “Fukuju No. 2” variety were sown in flat, and the seedlings were transplanted in clay pots (15cm in diameter) and were grown for 50 days after cotyledon expansion.1. Effect of fertility of nursery bed soil on the vegetative and reproductive responses.Tomato seedlings were grown in the bed soils having three different levels of fertility The fertile bed soil induces vigorous growth, being followed with acceleration of flower differentiation with the decrease in number of leaves to the first inflorescence and the increased number of flowers with the acceleration of their development.2. Effect of watering on the vegetative and reproductive responses.To set up the plots differing in water-regimes, irrigation water was supplied 50-100mc, 300mc and 500mc per pot every day. The more abundant the water supply, the more luxuriant the plant growth. The less water supply restricts the plant growth and retards the flower bud differentiation and its development, and decreases the number of flowers.3. Effect of spacing on the vegetative and reproductive responses.The seedlings were transplanted 3×3cm, 6×6cm and 9×9cm apart in the nursery beds. The wider the spacing, the more vigorous the growth, being followed with earlier flower bud differentiation with less number of leaves to the first inflorescence, and increased number of flowers and acceleration of their development.4. Relations between the flower formation and chemical constituents in tomato seedlings.The chemical constituents in the top of seedlings at 50 days stage grown under all the combinations of fertility levels of bed soil, watering and spacing vary significantly. They show high correlation with the total number of flowers up to the third inflorescence. The seedlings grown under the fertile bed soil, the favourable water supply and the wide spacing show higher level of carbohydrates, especially total sugars, and nitrogen compounds, especially protein, and differentiate many flowers. Carbohydrates, especially sugars and nitrogen, especially protein, are associated and needed for the better growth and reproductivity of the tomato plant.
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Claim · model-written summary
Fertile nursery soil induced vigorous tomato seedling growth.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicumt0 - Treatment
- fertile bed soile0
- Outcome
- vigorous growthe0
- Direction
- vigorouse0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The fertile bed soil induces vigorous growth”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertile nursery soil accelerated flower differentiation and reduced leaves to the first inflorescence.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fertile bed soile0
- Outcome
- flower differentiation with the decrease in number of leaves to the first inflorescencee0
- Direction
- acceleratione0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The fertile bed soil induces vigorous growth, being followed with acceleration of flower differentiation with the decrease in number of leaves to the first inflorescence”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertile nursery soil increased flower number and accelerated flower development.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fertile bed soile0
- Outcome
- number of flowers with the acceleration of their developmente0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fertile bed soil induces vigorous growth, being followed with acceleration of flower differentiation with the decrease in number of leaves to the first inflorescence and the increased number of flowers with the acceleration of their development”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Greater water supply increased tomato seedling growth.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- more abundant the water supplye0
- Outcome
- plant growthe0
- Direction
- more luxuriante0
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Verbatim
e0“The more abundant the water supply, the more luxuriant the plant growth”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Less water restricted growth and delayed flower differentiation and development.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- less water supplye0
- Outcome
- plant growth and retards the flower bud differentiation and its developmente0
- Direction
- restrictse0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The less water supply restricts the plant growth and retards the flower bud differentiation and its development”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Less water decreased flower number.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- less water supplye0
- Outcome
- number of flowerse0
- Direction
- decreasese0
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Verbatim
e0“The less water supply restricts the plant growth and retards the flower bud differentiation and its development, and decreases the number of flowers”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing increased seedling growth.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- wider the spacinge0
- Outcome
- growthe0
- Direction
- more vigorouse0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The wider the spacing, the more vigorous the growth”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing advanced flower differentiation and reduced leaves to the first inflorescence.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- wider the spacinge0
- Outcome
- flower bud differentiation with less number of leaves to the first inflorescencee0
- Direction
- earliere0
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Verbatim
e0“The wider the spacing, the more vigorous the growth, being followed with earlier flower bud differentiation with less number of leaves to the first inflorescence”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing increased flower number and accelerated development.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- wider the spacinge0
- Outcome
- number of flowers and acceleration of their developmente0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The wider the spacing, the more vigorous the growth, being followed with earlier flower bud differentiation with less number of leaves to the first inflorescence, and increased number of flowers and acceleration of their development”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedling top chemical constituents differed significantly across fertility, watering and spacing combinations.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- top of seedlings at 50 days stagee0
- Outcome
- chemical constituentse0
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Verbatim
e0“The chemical constituents in the top of seedlings at 50 days stage grown under all the combinations of fertility levels of bed soil, watering and spacing vary significantly”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Chemical constituents correlated highly with total flower number through the third inflorescence.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Organ / stage
- third inflorescencee0
- Outcome
- total number of flowers up to the third inflorescencee0
Not reportedDirection
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Verbatim
e0“They show high correlation with the total number of flowers up to the third inflorescence”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertile soil, favorable water and wide spacing raised seedling carbohydrates, especially sugars.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fertile bed soil, the favourable water supply and the wide spacinge0
- Outcome
- level of carbohydrates, especially total sugarse0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The seedlings grown under the fertile bed soil, the favourable water supply and the wide spacing show higher level of carbohydrates, especially total sugars”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertile soil, favorable water and wide spacing raised nitrogen compounds, especially protein.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fertile bed soil, the favourable water supply and the wide spacinge0
- Outcome
- nitrogen compounds, especially proteine0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The seedlings grown under the fertile bed soil, the favourable water supply and the wide spacing show higher level of carbohydrates, especially total sugars, and nitrogen compounds, especially protein”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
These conditions were associated with more flowers.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- fertile bed soil, the favourable water supply and the wide spacinge0
- Outcome
- many flowerse0
- Direction
- manye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The seedlings grown under the fertile bed soil, the favourable water supply and the wide spacing show higher level of carbohydrates, especially total sugars, and nitrogen compounds, especially protein, and differentiate many flowers”
t0“tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
Sugars and protein were associated with better tomato growth and reproduction.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Compound
- sugarse0
- Outcome
- better growth and reproductivitye0
- Direction
- bettere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Carbohydrates, especially sugars and nitrogen, especially protein, are associated and needed for the better growth and reproductivity of the tomato plant”
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