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The decrease in dry root weight in Utkala kumari and Utkala dipti (0.40 g) was significantly different from the rest of the varieties.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume7
Material: Utkala kumari and Utkala diptie7
Outcome: dry root weighte7
Value: 0.40 ge7
Comparator: the rest varietiese7

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“The decrease in shoot weight (8.53 g) and dry root weight (0.40 g) of the tomato varieties, Utkala kumari and Utkala dipti was significantly different from the rest varieties”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1075–1249

Title

Screening and evaluation of tomato varieties against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita

Patra, Mukesh; Dhirendra Kumar Nayak 2019. doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.20156.77440

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato root dry weight.

Taxon: tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: salt treatmente0
Outcome: root dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Under salt treatment, a significant decrease in chlorophyll content index and shoot and root dry weight were observed.”
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“tomato plants”
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Salt stress affects mineral nutrition in shoots and roots and chlorophyll a fluorescence of tomato plants grown in hydroponic culture

Aicha Loudari; Chahinez Benadis; Rachida Naciri; et al. Journal of Plant Interactions 2020. doi:10.1080/17429145.2020.1841842

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Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato chlorophyll content index.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato shoot dry weight.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly accumulated copper in shoots.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly accumulated sodium in roots.
Intervention effect Phosphorus uptake decreased under salt stress.
Intervention effect Potassium uptake decreased under salt stress.
Intervention effect Salt stress increased Na and Cu contents.
Intervention effect Tomato chlorophyll fluorescence yield decreased.
Mechanism The fluorescence decrease indicated inhibition at photosystem I acceptor sites.
Mechanism The authors suggest nutrient imbalance may downregulate electron transport under salt stress.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato shoot dry weight.

Taxon: tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: salt treatmente0
Outcome: shoot and root dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0

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“Under salt treatment, a significant decrease in chlorophyll content index and shoot and root dry weight were observed.”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 215–333

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“tomato plants”
✓ located verbatim in the source · title, characters 92–105

Title

Salt stress affects mineral nutrition in shoots and roots and chlorophyll a fluorescence of tomato plants grown in hydroponic culture

Aicha Loudari; Chahinez Benadis; Rachida Naciri; et al. Journal of Plant Interactions 2020. doi:10.1080/17429145.2020.1841842

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Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato chlorophyll content index.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly decreased tomato root dry weight.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly accumulated copper in shoots.
Intervention effect Salt treatment significantly accumulated sodium in roots.
Intervention effect Phosphorus uptake decreased under salt stress.
Intervention effect Potassium uptake decreased under salt stress.
Intervention effect Salt stress increased Na and Cu contents.
Intervention effect Tomato chlorophyll fluorescence yield decreased.
Mechanism The fluorescence decrease indicated inhibition at photosystem I acceptor sites.
Mechanism The authors suggest nutrient imbalance may downregulate electron transport under salt stress.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Root hypoxia significantly decreased dry weight production and nitrate content in tomato roots and leaves.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Organ / stage: roots and leavese1
Treatment: root hypoxiae1
Outcome: dry weight (DW) production and nitrate contente1
Direction: decreasee1

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“Prolonged root hypoxia effects on enzymes involved in nitrogen assimilation pathway in tomato plants”
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“Obtained results showed that root hypoxia led to a significant decrease in dry weight (DW) production and nitrate content in roots and leaves”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 319–460

Title

Prolonged root hypoxia effects on enzymes involved in nitrogen assimilation pathway in tomato plants

Faouzi Horchani; Samira Aschi-Smiti Plant Signaling & Behavior 2010. doi:10.4161/psb.5.12.13820

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Intervention effect Root hypoxia significantly increased shoot to root DW ratio and nitrite content in tomato.
Intervention effect Root hypoxia significantly enhanced glutamine synthetase activity in tomato roots.
Intervention effect Root hypoxia enhanced nitrate and nitrite reductase activities in tomato roots and leaves.
Intervention effect Root hypoxia gave a higher increase in NH(4)(+) content in tomato roots and leaves.
Intervention effect Root hypoxia gave a higher increase in protease activities in tomato roots and leaves.
Association Root hypoxia coincided with a greater decrease in soluble protein contents in tomato.
Mechanism Root hypoxia led to higher protein degradation in tomato.
Intervention effect Hypoxia increased aminating glutamate dehydrogenase activity in tomato.
Mechanism The hypoxia-induced glutamate dehydrogenase activity may be an alternative N assimilation pathway in tomato that detoxifies NH(4)(+).

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Cd stress changed dry weight.

Taxon: Solanum lycopersicumSolanum lycopersicumt0
Organ / stage: shoots and rootse0
Treatment: Cd stresse0
Outcome: dry weighte0
Direction: decreasee0
Comparator: the controle0

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“The results showed that Cd stress caused a significant decrease in dry weight, content of GSH, ASA, significently increasing the activity of GR, APX, GST, SOD, as well as content of H 2 O 2 , MDA, proline, and GABA in shoots and roots compared to the control.”
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“Solanum lycopersicum”
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Title

Silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) mediate GABA, SOD and ASA-GSH cycle to improve Cd stress tolerance in Solanum lycopersicum

Razieh Rahmatizadeh; Rashid Jamei; Mohammad Javad Arvin Scientific Reports 2024. doi:10.1038/s41598-024-72908-9

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Intervention effect Cd stress changed content of GSH, ASA.
Intervention effect Cd stress changed activity of GR, APX, GST.
Intervention effect Cd stress changed SOD.
Intervention effect Cd stress changed content of H 2 O 2 , MDA, proline.
Intervention effect Cd stress changed GABA.
Intervention effect SiNPs increased shoot and root dry weight.
Intervention effect SiNPs induced antioxidant enzyme activity.
Intervention effect SiNPs increased GST and GR gene expression.
Intervention effect SiNPs increased ASA, GSH, and proline content.
Intervention effect SiNPs increased GABA content.
Mechanism SiNPs reduced H 2 O 2 through antioxidant activity.
Intervention effect SiNPs reduced MDA content.
Mechanism SiNPs stabilized cell membranes under Cd stress.

Observationobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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The decrease in shoot weight in Utkala kumari and Utkala dipti (8.53 g) was significantly different from the rest of the varieties.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume7
Material: Utkala kumari and Utkala diptie7
Outcome: decrease in shoot weighte7
Value: 8.53 ge7
Comparator: the rest varietiese7

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“The decrease in shoot weight (8.53 g) and dry root weight (0.40 g) of the tomato varieties, Utkala kumari and Utkala dipti was significantly different from the rest varieties”
✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1075–1249

Title

Screening and evaluation of tomato varieties against root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita

Patra, Mukesh; Dhirendra Kumar Nayak 2019. doi:10.13140/rg.2.2.20156.77440

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Increasing copper concentration significantly decreased fresh weight of roots and aerial parts and fresh and dry plant weight of tomato in both seasons.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: increasing the Cu concentratione1
Outcome: fresh weight of roots and aerial parts, fresh and dry weight of the tomato plante1
Direction: decreasee1
Qualifier: in both seasonse1
Comparator: Cu at 48 ppb (control treatment)e0
Setting: open soilless systemt0

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“Alleviation of Copper Stress in Tomato Plants using Proline and Melatonin in an Open Soilless System”
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“increasing the Cu concentration led to a significant decrease in the fresh weight of roots and aerial parts, fresh and dry weight of the tomato plant, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, and plant productivity in both seasons”
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“The highest mean values for the previous characteristics were achieved by applying Cu at 48 ppb (control treatment)”
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Title

Alleviation of Copper Stress in Tomato Plants using Proline and Melatonin in an Open Soilless System

Sary Brengi Alexandria Science Exchange Journal 2024. doi:10.21608/asejaiqjsae.2024.349483

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Intervention effect Increasing copper concentration significantly decreased fruit number, average fruit weight and plant productivity of tomato in both seasons.
Intervention effect The lowest copper level (192 ppb) decreased leaf nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium contents of tomato.
Intervention effect Increasing copper concentration in the nutrient solution increased copper contents in roots, stems, leaves and fruits of tomato.
Intervention effect Chlorophyll content of tomato leaves increased from 48 to 96 ppb copper and then decreased sharply up to 192 ppb.
Intervention effect Increasing copper concentration decreased protein and proline contents of tomato leaves.
Intervention effect Increasing copper concentration increased hydrogen peroxide, MDA and catalase activity in tomato roots and leaves.
Intervention effect Increasing copper concentration increased superoxide dismutase in tomato roots and leaves.
Intervention effect Proline sprays gave tomato leaves more nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and chlorophyll than the control under copper stress.
Intervention effect Melatonin (MT2) sprays gave tomato leaves more nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and chlorophyll than the control under copper stress.
Intervention effect Proline sprays improved plant growth characteristics of tomato compared with the control under copper stress.
Intervention effect Melatonin (MT2) sprays improved plant growth characteristics of tomato compared with the control under copper stress.
Intervention effect Proline and melatonin treatments improved the antioxidant content of tomato roots and leaves under copper stress.
Intervention effect Proline and melatonin treatments helped increase fruit number, average fruit weight and plant productivity of tomato under copper stress.
Recommendation The authors suggest that melatonin (MT2) and proline (Pro2) can reduce the harmful effects of excess copper in tomato.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Salinity decreased tomato seedling dry weight by 17-29%.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
Treatment: Salinity stress (50 mM and 100 mM NaCl)e2
Outcome: seedling dry weighte2
Direction: decreasee2
Value: 17-29%e2
Comparator: control (no stress conditions)e2

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“TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM L.)”
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“Under salinity stress (50 mM and 100 mM NaCl), a significant decrease in the germination percentage (2-11%), seedling dry weight (17-29%), total seedling length (17-26%), seed vigour index I (19-32%), seed vigour index II (18-35%), and chlorophyll content (24-55%) was detected, whereas a significant increase in the proline content (84-131%), superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity (20-32%), and catalase (CAT) activity (1…” Show full quote
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STANDARDIZING THE APPROPRIATE DOSES OF ZINC OXIDE NANOPARTICLES FOR ENHANCING THE QUALITY OF TOMATO (SOLANUM LYCOPERSICUM L.) SEEDS GROWN UNDER SALINE CONDITIONS

T. GHOSH; S.K. YADAV; S. YADAV; et al. Applied Ecology and Environmental Research 2025. doi:10.15666/aeer/2303_58595881

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Intervention effect ZnO NP priming at 750 ppm for 6 h gave significantly greater germination (92%) than the controls.
Intervention effect ZnO NP priming at 750 ppm for 6 h gave significantly greater seed vigour index I (1399) than the controls.
Intervention effect ZnO NP priming at 750 ppm for 6 h gave significantly greater seed vigour index II (1813) than the controls.
Intervention effect Salinity decreased tomato germination percentage by 2-11%.
Intervention effect Salinity decreased tomato total seedling length by 17-26%.
Intervention effect Salinity decreased seed vigour index I by 19-32%.
Intervention effect Salinity decreased seed vigour index II by 18-35%.
Intervention effect Salinity decreased chlorophyll content by 24-55%.
Intervention effect Salinity increased proline content by 84-131%.
Intervention effect Salinity increased superoxide dismutase activity by 20-32%.
Intervention effect Salinity increased catalase activity by 19-39%.
Association ZnO NP nanopriming increased chlorophyll production, antioxidative mechanisms and osmotic regulation in tomato seedlings.
Association ZnO NP nanopriming reduced ROS and lipid peroxidation accumulation in tomato seedlings.

Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Significant differences in tomato dry weight and fruit number between weed-infested and weed-free plots were not apparent until 56 to 70 days after transplanting.

Taxon: tomatoesSolanum lycopersicume2
Treatment: weed-infested plotse2
Outcome: plant dry weight and fruit numbere2
Direction: decreaseinferrede2
Qualifier: not apparent until 56 to 70 days after transplantinge2
Comparator: weed-freee2

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“A growth analysis revealed that significant differences in plant dry weight and fruit number between tomatoes from weed-free and weed-infested plots were not apparent until 56 to 70 days after transplanting”
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Title

Critical Period of Weed Interference in Transplanted Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum): Growth Analysis

Susan E. Weaver; Chin S. Tan Weed Science 1983. doi:10.1017/s0043174500069423

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SO2 exposure slightly but significantly decreased ascorbic acid in red ripe tomato fruit on a dry-weight basis.

Taxon: tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
Material: Merite0
Treatment: SO 2e1
Outcome: ascorbic acide1
Direction: decreasee1
Qualifier: slight but significante1
Comparator: charcoal-filtered aire0
Setting: controlled-environment chamberse0

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“Potted plants of ‘Merit’ tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) were grown from seed to maturity in controlled-environment chambers and exposed to charcoal-filtered air or 288-314 μgm -3 (0.11-0.12 ppm) SO 2 during weeks 1-5, 6-10, or 1-10 beginning about one week after transplanting”
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“Red ripe fruit harvested from plants exposed to SO 2 exhibited a slight but significant decrease in ascorbic acid expressed on a dry-weight basis”
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Quality of Tomatoes Harvested from Plants Receiving Chronic Exposures to Sulfur Dioxide1

R. J. Lotstein; D. D. Davis; E. J. Pell HortScience 1983. doi:10.21273/hortsci.18.1.72

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Intervention effect SO2 exposure significantly increased foliar sulfur levels in tomato plants.
Intervention effect SO2 exposure did not increase sulfur content of tomato fruit.
Intervention effect SO2 exposure did not affect tomato fruit yield.
Intervention effect SO2 exposure did not affect soluble solids or total solids of tomato fruit.
Intervention effect SO2 exposure did not affect ascorbic acid of tomato fruit on a fresh-weight basis.
Association Plant sulfur content was weakly and indirectly, but significantly, associated with fruit ascorbic acid in tomato.

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