Abstract
The addition of high nutrient concentrations to irrigation water increases its electrical conductivity by contributing to its salinity, resulting in crop yield losses. However, in cases where stress conditions are not observed, silicon can act as a biostimulant and promote vegetative growth, fruit quality, and fruit production. From this perspective, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of fertigation with different electrical conductivity levels associated with potassium silicate on the production parameters of cherry tomatoes grown in a protected environment. The study was conducted in Bom Jesus - PI, and arranged in a randomized block design with four replications and a 6 x 2 factorial corresponding to six electrical conductivity levels (1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, and 6.0 dS m-1) in the absence and presence of silicon (2 mmol L-1). The variables analyzed were the number of fruits per plant, fresh and dry fruit biomass, dry biomass of stem, leaves, bunches, root, shoot, and whole plant; and chemical quality of fruits (pH, total soluble solids, titratable acidity, and the ratio of total soluble solids to titratable acidity. Silicon supplementation increased the root and shoot dry masses and improved fruits quality, thus increasing cherry tomato production (Sweet Heaven hybrid) regardless of the electrical conductivity levels.
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Claim · model-written summary
Silicon supplementation increased root in cherry tomato across electrical conductivity levels.
- Taxon
- cherry tomato
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0 - Material
- Sweet Heaven hybride0
- Treatment
- Silicon supplementatione0
- Outcome
- roote0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- regardless of the electrical conductivity levelse0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Silicon supplementation increased the root and shoot dry masses and improved fruits quality, thus increasing cherry tomato production (Sweet Heaven hybrid) regardless of the electrical conductivity levels.”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon supplementation increased shoot in cherry tomato across electrical conductivity levels.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Material
- Sweet Heaven hybride0
- Treatment
- Silicon supplementatione0
- Outcome
- shoote0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Qualifier
- regardless of the electrical conductivity levelse0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Silicon supplementation increased the root and shoot dry masses and improved fruits quality, thus increasing cherry tomato production (Sweet Heaven hybrid) regardless of the electrical conductivity levels.”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon supplementation improved fruits quality in cherry tomato across electrical conductivity levels.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Material
- Sweet Heaven hybride0
- Treatment
- Silicon supplementatione0
- Outcome
- fruits qualitye0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Qualifier
- regardless of the electrical conductivity levelse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Silicon supplementation increased the root and shoot dry masses and improved fruits quality, thus increasing cherry tomato production (Sweet Heaven hybrid) regardless of the electrical conductivity levels.”
Claim · model-written summary
Silicon supplementation increasing cherry tomato production in cherry tomato across electrical conductivity levels.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Material
- Sweet Heaven hybride0
- Treatment
- Silicon supplementatione0
- Outcome
- cherry tomato productione0
- Direction
- increasinge0
- Qualifier
- regardless of the electrical conductivity levelse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Silicon supplementation increased the root and shoot dry masses and improved fruits quality, thus increasing cherry tomato production (Sweet Heaven hybrid) regardless of the electrical conductivity levels.”
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