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Alternaria solani caused the maximum decrease in tomato fruit dry weight.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
Interactor: Alternaria solaniAlternaria solanie0pathogen
Outcome: dry weight of tomato fruite0
Direction: maximum decreasee0

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“Alternaria solani showed maximum decrease in dry weight of tomato fruit.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 581–653

Title

Nutritional spoilage of tomato and brinjal fruits due to post-harvest fungi

P G Ghadsingh; Mandge S V DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) 2012

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Decreased photosynthesis was associated with reduced shoot dry weight relative to root dry weight.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Outcome: dry weight of the shoote0
Direction: decreasee0
Qualifier: decrease in photosynthesise0
Comparator: roote0

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“the decrease in photosynthesis was associated with a decrease in dry weight of the shoot compared to the root.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 283–393

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“tomato plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 69–82

Title

Effects of severe water stress on partitioning of 14C-assimilates in tomato plants

Zgallaï, H.; Steppe, K.; Lemeur, R. Ghent University Academic Bibliography (Ghent University) 2012. doi:10.5073/jabfq.2006.080.013

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Intervention effect PEG-induced water stress impaired tomato growth.
Observation Leaf photosynthesis decreased during the experiment.
Observation Leaf area expansion decreased.
Observation Stomatal conductance decreased.
Observation Transpiration decreased.
Intervention effect Water stress enhanced transport of 14C-assimilates from source leaves to lower plant parts.
Observation Assimilates were incorporated in lower stems, leaves below source leaves and roots.
Observation 14C concentration was higher in roots than in other plant parts.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Tomato plants given 80 ppm CO2 for 1 hour each morning for 2 weeks showed a marked decrease in root dry weight.

Taxon: TomatoSolanum lycopersicume1
Organ / stage: roote1
Treatment: placed in an atmosphere containing 80ppm CO2 for 1 hour in every morning during 2 weekse1
Outcome: dry weight of roote1
Direction: decreasee1
Qualifier: markede1

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“Tomato plants placed in an atmosphere containing 80ppm CO2 for 1 hour in every morning during 2 weeks resulted in the marked decrease in dry weight of root, and considerable decrease in net assimilation rate”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1510–1717

Title

Photosynthetic activity of vegetable plants and its horticultural significance

Tadashi ITO Journal of the Japanese Society for Horticultural Science 1971. doi:10.2503/jjshs.40.383

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Intervention effect In tomato, 14CO2 fixation at normal CO2 was slightly decreased after 2 hours at 80 ppm CO2.
Association The tomato after-effect of low-CO2 experience appeared only under low CO2 concentration combined with a certain light intensity.
Intervention effect Cucumber plants showed no after-effect of low-CO2 experience.
Intervention effect In cucumber, total 14C fixation was clearly decreased at very low CO2 concentration.
Intervention effect Downward translocation of 14C-assimilates to the roots was restricted more in cucumber than in tomato at 80 ppm CO2 in the light.
Observation In cucumber during normal photosynthesis in the light, translocation of assimilates from leaves into the roots was considerably restricted.
Observation Tomato plants had a CO2 compensation concentration of 38±2 ppm in a closed system at 20,000 lux.
Observation Cucumber plants had a CO2 compensation concentration of 65±4 ppm in a closed system at 20,000 lux.
Observation CO2 evolved through respiration into CO2-free air was higher in cucumber.
Intervention effect Tomato plants kept at 80 ppm CO2 for 2 hours had lower respiratory activity in the roots.
Intervention effect Low-CO2 experience caused a considerable decrease in phosphorus uptake through tomato roots.
Intervention effect The same CO2 treatment of tomato plants caused a considerable decrease in net assimilation rate.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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The decrease in dry weight and yield at a higher NH4-N ratio was greatest in tomato.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume2
Treatment: higher concentration ratio of NH4-Ne2
Outcome: dry weight and yielde2
Direction: decreasee2
Qualifier: greateste2
Comparator: sweet pepper and then eggplante2

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“The decrease in dry weight and yield at higher concentration ratio of NH4-N was greatest in tomato followed by sweet pepper and then eggplant”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 555–696

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Comparative studies on physiological and ecological characteristics of solanaceous fruit vegetables. (6). Effects of nitrogen form on growth, fruit development and chemical constituents.

Lingfeng ZHONG; Toru KATO Seibutsu kankyō chōsetsu/Seibutsu kankyou chousetsu 1988. doi:10.2525/ecb1963.26.9

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Intervention effect Dry weight of plants and fruit yield of solanaceous fruit vegetables were highest under the 7 NO3-N: 3 NH4-N ratio.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio severely inhibited growth and fruit development of solanaceous fruit vegetables compared with the 7:3 ratio.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio markedly enhanced NH4-N and soluble organic N in all plant tissues of solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio reduced insoluble N and the ratio of insoluble N to total N in solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio reduced starch content in all plant tissues of solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect A higher NH4-N ratio reduced soluble sugar content in the stem and root of solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Association Eggplant had higher soluble sugar and starch contents in the leaf, stem and root than other crops.
Intervention effect Under a higher NH4-N ratio, blossom-end rot incidence was observed in tomato and sweet pepper, with very few incidences in eggplant.
Intervention effect P content in all plant tissues of solanaceous fruit vegetables increased as the NH4-N ratio increased.
Intervention effect Under a higher NH4-N ratio, K, Ca and Mg decreased in solanaceous fruit vegetables, particularly.
Intervention effect Under a higher NH4-N ratio, Fe, Mn and Cu decreased in solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect Under a higher NH4-N ratio, Zn decreased in solanaceous fruit vegetables.
Intervention effect Mineral uptake of tomato was more remarkably impaired than that of eggplant and sweet pepper under a higher NH4-N ratio.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Salt reduced dry weight more in leaves than roots.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Organ / stage: leavese0
Treatment: salte0
Outcome: dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: rootse0

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“pronounced decrease of dry weight by salt in leaves compared with that in the roots”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1161–1244

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“Tomato”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 101–107

Title

Changes in Growth and Activity of Enzymes Involved in Nitrate Reduction and Ammonium Assimilation in Tomato Seedlings in Response to NaCl Stress

M. Debouba; H. Maaroufi-Dghimi; A. Suzuki; et al. Annals of Botany 2007. doi:10.1093/aob/mcm050

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Intervention effect Leaf and root Na+ and Cl- concentrations rapidly increased after NaCl exposure.
Observation NO3- concentration fell first in roots and then in leaves.
Intervention effect Salt ions decreased leaf dry weight from days 5 to 10.
Intervention effect Salt ions increased leaf NH4+ concentration from days 5 to 10.
Observation Leaf nitrate reductase, Fd-GOGAT and NAD-GDH activities were inhibited.
Intervention effect NaCl affected these enzyme activities less in roots than leaves.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Transpiration rate and dry seedling weight decreased.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: aqueous extracte1
Outcome: transpiration rate (Tr) and dry seedling weighte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“transpiration rate (Tr) and dry seedling weight decrease”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1212–1268

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“tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill)”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 94–131

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“Watering tomato seedlings with the aqueous extract”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 687–737

Title

Allelopathic effect of aqueous extract from cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) aboveground part on tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill)

Jian Liu Zhongguo shengtai nongye xuebao 2009

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Observation Cucumber aboveground extract contained several chemical groups but not tannins.
Intervention effect The extract inhibited tomato seed respiration rate and α-amylase activity.
Intervention effect The extract inhibited tomato germination rate and germination index increasingly with concentration.
Intervention effect Extract watering increased reactive oxygen species in tomato seedling leaves.
Intervention effect Extract watering increased glutathione, ascorbic acid and malondialdehyde in tomato seedling leaves.
Intervention effect Extract watering increased plasma membrane permeability in tomato seedling leaves.
Intervention effect Extract watering decreased catalase and peroxidase activity.
Intervention effect SOD and APX activity first increased and then decreased as extract concentration rose.
Intervention effect Chlorophyll content, net photosynthesis and stomatal conductance decreased.
Intervention effect Intercellular carbon dioxide content increased.
Intervention effect Initial fluorescence rose with extract concentration.
Intervention effect Maximum fluorescence and two PSII efficiency measures decreased.
Intervention effect Actual PSII efficiency, photochemical quenching and electron transport decreased.
Intervention effect Photochemical rate decreased.
Intervention effect Non-photochemical quenching initially increased and then decreased.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Dry weight of plumule and radicle decreased with increasing NaCl compared with control.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: increasing NaCl salt solutionse0
Outcome: dry weight of plumule and radiclee0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: controle0

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“dry weight of plumule and radicle decrease with increasing NaCl salt solutions in the germination media compare to control”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1649–1771

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“tomato”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 62–68

Title

Effect of salinity on seed germination and seedling growth of tomato

Foysal Foysal; Md Delwar; Md Ahsan; et al. Fundamental and applied agriculture 2022. doi:10.5455/faa.131830

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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NH4 + nutrition decreased dry weight, fresh weight, and leaf area compared with NO3“.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: NH4 +e0
Outcome: dry weight, fresh weight and leaf areae0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: NO3“e0

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“compared to plants fed with NO3“, dry weight, fresh weight and leaf area decrease when plants received NH4 + as N form.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 172–291

t0
“tomato”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 64–70

Title

Cadmium stress effects on photosynthesis and PSII efficiency in tomato grown on NO₃⁻or NH₄⁺as nitrogen source

Afef Nasraoui-Hajaji; Fatma Gharbi; Mohamed Habib Ghorbel; et al. Acta Botanica Gallica 2010. doi:10.1080/12538078.2010.10516192

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Intervention effect Cd inhibited tomato dry weight, fresh weight, and leaf area regardless of nitrogen form.
Observation Under NH4 + nutrition, Cd-stressed seedlings accumulated higher chlorophyll levels.
Observation Under Cd stress, water content, transpiration, stomatal conductance, and photosynthetic activity decreased with NO3 − nutrition.
Observation Under Cd stress, water content, transpiration, stomatal conductance, and photosynthetic activity increased with NH4 + nutrition.
Observation Fv/Fm in dark-adapted leaves was lower under NH4+ than NO3“ nutrition.
Intervention effect Cd depressed Fv/Fm and qp in NO3“−grown plants.
Intervention effect Cd enhanced Fv/Fm and qp in NH4 +-grown plants.
Intervention effect Cd stimulated NPQ in NO3 −-grown plants.
Intervention effect Cd inhibited NPQ in NH4 +-grown plants.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Salinity decreased the shoot to root dry-weight ratio of cv. PE-62.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Material: cv. PE-62e0
Treatment: salinitye0
Outcome: shoot to root dry-weight ratioe0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Plants of cv. PE-62 showed a decrease in shoot to root dry-weight ratio in response to salinity.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 542–638

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“tomato cultivars”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 63–79

Title

Growth, yield and water relations of normal fruited and cherry tomato cultivars irrigated with saline water

J. J. Alarcón; M. C. Bolarín; M. J. Sánchez-Blanco; et al. Journal of Horticultural Science 1994. doi:10.1080/14620316.1994.11516456

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Association Salinity-induced reductions in shoot and leaf dry weight and leaf area were related to osmotic adjustment in each cultivar over time.
Intervention effect Salinity significantly reduced yields of both cultivars.
Intervention effect Salinity resulted in fewer fruits in both cultivars.
Intervention effect Salinity resulted in smaller fruits in both cultivars.
Intervention effect Salt treated fruit had higher reducing sugar and organic acid concentrations than control fruit.
Intervention effect Saline stress shortened fruit life span.
Intervention effect Salinity reduced leaf osmotic potential at full turgor in both cultivars.
Mechanism The parallel patterns of Ψos and Ψtlp suggest Ψos might control Ψtlp.
Intervention effect Salinity did not affect bulk modulus of elasticity or relative water content at the turgor loss point.
Mechanism RWCtlp values appeared to be controlled by E values in both cultivars.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Fresh and dry weight of fresh market and cherry tomatoes decreased with decreasing nutrient concentration.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
Treatment: decrease in NC applicatione0
Outcome: Fresh and dry weighte0
Direction: decreasede0

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“Fresh and dry weight of FM and cherry tomato plants decreased with a decrease in NC application”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 904–999

Title

Response of Hydroponically Grown Cherry and Fresh Market Tomatoes to Reduced Nutrient Concentration and Foliar Fertilizer Application under Shadenet Conditions

Martin M. Maboko; Christian P. Du Plooy HortScience 2017. doi:10.21273/hortsci11516-16

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Intervention effect In the first experiment, nutrient concentration did not affect marketable yield or fruit mineral content of fresh market tomato.
Intervention effect Total yield decreased as nutrient concentration decreased.
Intervention effect Fresh market tomato marketable yield increased at 50% to 100% NC versus 25% NC.
Intervention effect Fresh market tomato total yield increased at 75% and 100% NC versus 25% NC.
Intervention effect Cherry tomato marketable yield was lower at 25% and 50% NC than at 75% and 100% NC.
Intervention effect Foliar fertilizer did not affect fresh market and cherry tomato yield.
Intervention effect Foliar fertilizer improved cherry tomato plant dry weight.
Intervention effect Reducing nutrient concentration improved fruit and leaf Ca content of fresh market tomatoes.
Intervention effect Increasing nutrient concentration increased cherry tomato fruit mineral content.
Mechanism Yield improvement was primarily attributed to uptake of N, P, and K.
Recommendation The authors concluded that 50% NC can maintain fresh market tomato yield and quality.
Recommendation The authors concluded that 75% NC with foliar fertilizer maintains cherry tomato yield and fruit mineral content.

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