Abstract
The objective of this experiment is to investigate influences of potassium chloride (KCl) and potassium sulphate (K_2S0_4) supplement to nutrient solution on fruit quality, yield and plant growth of cherry tomato. 1. In 1.O unit (standard solution)+KCl 1200 ppm treatment, the soluble solids content, total sugar content, titratable acidity and percent of dry matter of fruit increased remarkably, whereas fruit weight decreased in three cultivars. In 1.0 unit+K_2S0_4 treatment, the soluble solids, total sugar content and percent of dry matter of fruit less increased than in KCl treatment. Fruit weight in K_2S0_4 treatment was equal to that in control or it tended to increase in all the cultivars. As compared with control, in 'Sun Cherry' and 'Akakokko' solid-acid ratio in K_2S0_4 treatment increased, but this ratio in KCl treatment decreased due to increase in titratable acidity. The difference of fruit hardness was not recognized among all the treatments. 2. In KCl treatment yield tended to decrease in all cultivars. 3. Leaf length, leaf width, fresh weight, dry weight and leaf area of cherry tomato plant decreased in KCl treatment but they were equal or increased in K_2S0_4 treatment. Stem diameter did not differ in all the treatments. 4. Thus, it was recognized that fruit quality was improved by the supplement of KCl to the standard solution with decreasing yield compared with control (2.0 units), whereas fruit quality in the supplement of K_2S0_4 to the standard solution was equal to that in control without decreasing yields.
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Claim · model-written summary
KCl increased soluble solids, sugar, acidity and fruit dry matter in three cultivars.
- Treatment
- 1.O unit (standard solution)+KCl 1200 ppm treatmente0
- Outcome
- soluble solids content, total sugar content, titratable acidity and percent of dry matter of fruite0
- Direction
- increased remarkablye0
- Qualifier
- three cultivarse0
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e0“In 1.O unit (standard solution)+KCl 1200 ppm treatment, the soluble solids content, total sugar content, titratable acidity and percent of dry matter of fruit increased remarkably, whereas fruit weight decreased in three cultivars.”
Claim · model-written summary
KCl decreased fruit weight in three cultivars.
- Treatment
- 1.O unit (standard solution)+KCl 1200 ppm treatmente0
- Outcome
- fruit weighte0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- three cultivarse0
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Verbatim
e0“In 1.O unit (standard solution)+KCl 1200 ppm treatment, the soluble solids content, total sugar content, titratable acidity and percent of dry matter of fruit increased remarkably, whereas fruit weight decreased in three cultivars.”
Claim · model-written summary
K_2S0_4 increased fruit solids, sugar and dry matter less than KCl.
- Treatment
- 1.0 unit+K_2S0_4 treatmente0
- Outcome
- soluble solids, total sugar content and percent of dry matter of fruite0
- Direction
- less increasede0
- Comparator
- KCl treatmente0
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Verbatim
e0“In 1.0 unit+K_2S0_4 treatment, the soluble solids, total sugar content and percent of dry matter of fruit less increased than in KCl treatment.”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight under K_2S0_4 equaled or tended to exceed control in all cultivars.
- Treatment
- K_2S0_4 treatmente0
- Outcome
- Fruit weighte0
- Direction
- equal to that in control or it tended to increasee0
- Qualifier
- all the cultivarse0
- Comparator
- controle0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“Fruit weight in K_2S0_4 treatment was equal to that in control or it tended to increase in all the cultivars.”
Claim · model-written summary
K_2S0_4 increased solid-acid ratio in Sun Cherry and Akakokko.
- Material
- 'Sun Cherry' and 'Akakokko'e0
- Treatment
- K_2S0_4 treatmente0
- Outcome
- solid-acid ratioe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“As compared with control, in 'Sun Cherry' and 'Akakokko' solid-acid ratio in K_2S0_4 treatment increased”
Claim · model-written summary
KCl decreased solid-acid ratio in Sun Cherry and Akakokko because acidity rose.
- Material
- 'Sun Cherry' and 'Akakokko'e0
- Treatment
- KCl treatmente0
- Outcome
- this ratioe0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- increase in titratable aciditye0
- Comparator
- controle0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“As compared with control, in 'Sun Cherry' and 'Akakokko' solid-acid ratio in K_2S0_4 treatment increased, but this ratio in KCl treatment decreased due to increase in titratable acidity.”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit hardness did not differ among treatments.
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“The difference of fruit hardness was not recognized among all the treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
KCl tended to decrease yield in all cultivars.
Not reportedTaxonComparator
Verbatim
e0“In KCl treatment yield tended to decrease in all cultivars.”
Claim · model-written summary
KCl decreased cherry tomato leaf length, width, mass and area.
- Taxon
- cherry tomato
Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0 - Treatment
- KCl treatmente0
- Outcome
- Leaf length, leaf width, fresh weight, dry weight and leaf areae0
- Direction
- decreasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Leaf length, leaf width, fresh weight, dry weight and leaf area of cherry tomato plant decreased in KCl treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Under K_2S0_4, cherry tomato leaf measures equaled or increased relative to control.
- Taxon
- cherry tomatoSolanum lycopersicum var. cerasiformee0
- Treatment
- K_2S0_4 treatmente0
- Outcome
- Leaf length, leaf width, fresh weight, dry weight and leaf areae0
- Direction
- equal or increasede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Leaf length, leaf width, fresh weight, dry weight and leaf area of cherry tomato plant decreased in KCl treatment but they were equal or increased in K_2S0_4 treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Stem diameter did not differ among treatments.
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“Stem diameter did not differ in all the treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
KCl improved fruit quality with lower yield versus the 2.0-unit control.
- Treatment
- supplement of KCle0
- Outcome
- fruit qualitye0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- control (2.0 units)e0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“fruit quality was improved by the supplement of KCl to the standard solution with decreasing yield compared with control (2.0 units)”
Claim · model-written summary
K_2S0_4 maintained fruit quality and yield versus control.
- Treatment
- supplement of K_2S0_4e0
- Outcome
- fruit qualitye0
- Direction
- equal to that in controle0
- Comparator
- controle0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“fruit quality in the supplement of K_2S0_4 to the standard solution was equal to that in control without decreasing yields”
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