Abstract
Aims: The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture to find out the effect of silicic acid (0.0%, 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3%) and Novel organic liquid nutrient (NOVEL) [0.0%, 1.0%, 1.5% and 2.0%] spray on tomato performance under protected conditions. Study Design: The study was conducted in a factorial experiment based on randomized complete block design. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted under naturally ventilated polyhouse at Regional Horticultural Research Station, ASPEE College of Horticulture and Forestry, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), India between December 2017 and June, 2018. Methodology: The experiment comprising of 16 treatments with 4 levels each of silicic acid (0.0%, 0.1%, 0.2% and 0.3%) and Novel organic liquid nutrient (NOVEL- a brand product of NAU, Navsari prepared from banana pseudo stem) [0.0 to 1.0 % and 1.5 to 2.0 %] was carried out in tomato cv. Arka Rakshak. The data on plant height (cm) and leaf area (cm2) was taken from 5 randomly tagged plants. Reproductive traits like days to 50% flowering, days to first picking, number of pickings, days to last picking were recorded in plant population accommodated in net plot area (1.5 × 4.5 m2). Fruit set (%) was worked out by counting number of flowers per truss and their successive fruiting in each tagged plant during cropping span of tomato. Number of fruits and fruit weight at each picking were recorded in each tagged plant. The marketable as well as unmarketable fruits harvested from each net plot were weighed separately at each picking to calculate yield per plant and per unit area. The observation on leaf miner was made at weekly interval by counting total number and damaged leaflets from five randomly tagged plants. Results: The analysis of data revealed significance of individual effect majorly of silicic acid on most of the traits under study. The effect of NOVEL was limited to few characters while interaction effect was found to be non significant for all the traits except leaf miner incidence. The results on plant height, days to 50 % flowering, days to first picking, and average fruit weight were found to be non-significant. Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%) recorded higher leaf area at final harvest (593.35 cm2), fruit set percentage (59.86), number of fruits per plant (49.68), days to last picking (186.16 days) and correspondingly higher marketable yield per plant (3.76 kg), total yield per plant (3.99 kg), marketable yield per m2 (10.82 kg) and total yield per m2 (11.48 kg). Different levels of NOVEL were found to influence number of pickings significantly and 1.5% NOVEL showed maximum number of pickings (29.92) during the cropping span of tomato. Leaf miner incidence was governed by individual as well as interaction effect of silicic aid and NOVEL with minimum incidence if 2.79% in plants sprayed with combination of silicic acid and NOVEL (0.1% + 1.0%) Conclusion: Silicon as 0.3% silicic acid was turned out to be the potential treatment to achieve maximum leaf area, fruit set, number of fruits per plant, yield and enhanced cropping span. Silicic acid and NOVEL (0.1% + 1.0%) interactively have ability to strengthen the plant defence mechanism to resist leaf miner infestation.
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Claims 18
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid had a significant individual effect on most traits of tomato under protected conditions.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- silicic acide1
- Outcome
- most of the traits under studye1
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Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“The analysis of data revealed significance of individual effect majorly of silicic acid on most of the traits under study”
Claim · model-written summary
NOVEL effect on tomato was limited to few characters.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- NOVELe1
- Outcome
- few characterse1
- Direction
- limitede1
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“The effect of NOVEL was limited to few characters”
Claim · model-written summary
The silicic acid and NOVEL interaction effect was non-significant for all tomato traits except leaf miner incidence.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- interaction effecte1
- Outcome
- all the traits except leaf miner incidencee1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“interaction effect was found to be non significant for all the traits except leaf miner incidence”
Claim · model-written summary
Plant height, days to 50% flowering and days to first picking were not significantly affected in tomato.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- plant height, days to 50 % flowering, days to first pickinge1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“The results on plant height, days to 50 % flowering, days to first picking, and average fruit weight were found to be non-significant”
Claim · model-written summary
Average fruit weight of tomato was not significantly affected.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Outcome
- average fruit weighte1
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Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“The results on plant height, days to 50 % flowering, days to first picking, and average fruit weight were found to be non-significant”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid at 0.3% increased leaf area of tomato at final harvest to 593.35 cm2.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%)e1
- Outcome
- leaf area at final harveste1
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 593.35 cm2e1
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Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%) recorded higher leaf area at final harvest (593.35 cm2)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid at 0.3% increased fruit set percentage of tomato to 59.86.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%)e1
- Outcome
- fruit set percentagee2
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 59.86e2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%) recorded higher leaf area at final harvest (593.35 cm2)”
e2“fruit set percentage (59.86)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid at 0.3% increased number of fruits per tomato plant to 49.68.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%)e1
- Outcome
- number of fruits per plante2
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 49.68e2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%) recorded higher leaf area at final harvest (593.35 cm2)”
e2“number of fruits per plant (49.68)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid at 0.3% increased days to last picking of tomato to 186.16 days.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%)e1
- Outcome
- days to last pickinge2
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 186.16 dayse2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%) recorded higher leaf area at final harvest (593.35 cm2)”
e2“days to last picking (186.16 days)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid at 0.3% increased marketable yield per tomato plant to 3.76 kg.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%)e1
- Outcome
- marketable yield per plante2
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 3.76 kge2
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%) recorded higher leaf area at final harvest (593.35 cm2)”
e2“marketable yield per plant (3.76 kg)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid at 0.3% increased total yield per tomato plant to 3.99 kg.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%)e1
- Outcome
- total yield per plante2
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 3.99 kge2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%) recorded higher leaf area at final harvest (593.35 cm2)”
e2“total yield per plant (3.99 kg)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid at 0.3% increased marketable yield per m2 of tomato to 10.82 kg.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%)e1
- Outcome
- marketable yield per m2e2
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 10.82 kge2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%) recorded higher leaf area at final harvest (593.35 cm2)”
e2“marketable yield per m2 (10.82 kg)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid at 0.3% increased total yield per m2 of tomato to 11.48 kg.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%)e1
- Outcome
- total yield per m2e2
- Direction
- highere1
- Value
- 11.48 kge2
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicon as silicic acid (0.3%) recorded higher leaf area at final harvest (593.35 cm2)”
e2“total yield per m2 (11.48 kg)”
Claim · model-written summary
Different NOVEL levels significantly influenced the number of tomato pickings.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Different levels of NOVELe1
- Outcome
- number of pickingse1
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Different levels of NOVEL were found to influence number of pickings significantly”
Claim · model-written summary
1.5% NOVEL gave the maximum number of tomato pickings, 29.92.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- 1.5% NOVELe1
- Outcome
- number of pickingse1
- Direction
- maximume1
- Value
- 29.92e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“1.5% NOVEL showed maximum number of pickings (29.92) during the cropping span of tomato”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of silicic acid and NOVEL (0.1% + 1.0%) gave the minimum leaf miner incidence, 2.79%.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- combination of silicic acid and NOVEL (0.1% + 1.0%)e1
- Interactor
- leaf minere1pest
- Outcome
- leaf miner incidencee1
- Direction
- minimume1
- Value
- 2.79%e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Leaf miner incidence was governed by individual as well as interaction effect of silicic aid and NOVEL with minimum incidence if 2.79% in plants sprayed with combination of silicic acid and NOVEL (0.1% + 1.0%)”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon at 0.3% silicic acid is a potential treatment for tomato to maximize leaf area, fruit set, fruit number, yield and cropping span.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Silicon as 0.3% silicic acide1
- Outcome
- potential treatment to achieve maximum leaf area, fruit set, number of fruits per plant, yield and enhanced cropping spane1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicon as 0.3% silicic acid was turned out to be the potential treatment to achieve maximum leaf area, fruit set, number of fruits per plant, yield and enhanced cropping span”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicic acid and NOVEL (0.1% + 1.0%) are interpreted to strengthen tomato defence against leaf miner infestation.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Interactor
- leaf minere1pest
- Outcome
- resist leaf miner infestatione1
- Qualifier
- strengthen the plant defence mechanisme1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The present investigation was carried out in tomato under protected culture”
e1“Silicic acid and NOVEL (0.1% + 1.0%) interactively have ability to strengthen the plant defence mechanism to resist leaf miner infestation”
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