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Evaluate the Effect of Different Levels of CaCl2 on Growth and Yield of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)

Author: Fouzi A. Ibrahim, Suchit A. John and Soni Mourya

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Abstract

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Miller) is one of the most important vegetable crops grown throughout the world under field and greenhouse conditions. Tomato belongs to the family Solanaceae and it is believed to have originated in the coastal strip of western South America, from the equator to latitude of about 300 South. In terms of human health, tomato is a major component in the daily diet in many countries, and constitutes an important source of minerals, vitamins, and antioxidants. The responses of tomato seeds to different seed treatments were interpreted in term of plant height (cm) number of leaves, number of branches and number of flowers per plants. In terms of yield parameters viz., number of fruits per plant, average fruit weigh per plant, fresh weight per plant and dry weight per plant. To raise the tomato yield for the winter (rabi) season, five treatments were seeded. Normal/plain water is the fifth treatment (T0), 600 ppm CaCl2 (600 mg/L), 1200 ppm CaCl2 (1200 mg/L), 1800 ppm CaCl2 (1800 mg/L), and 2400 ppm CaCl2 (2400 mg/L) are the fifth and sixth treatments, respectively. Given the summarized results, it is possible that the tomato plant's growth physiology is significantly impacted by acute calcium chloride stress.

Keywords

Tomato, CaCl2, Growth, Lycopersicon esculentum Miller and Yield

Conclusion

There were five treatment which were sown for raising winter (rabi) season Tomato crop. The five treatment T0=normal /plain water, T1=600 ppm CaCl2 (600mg /L), T2=1200ppm CaCl2 (1200mg/L), T3=1800ppm CaCl2 (1800mg/L) and T4=2400ppm CaCl2 (2400mg/L). In view of the results summarized above, following conclusion maybe drown calcium chloride stress has significant effect on the growth physiology of the tomato plant.

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Fouzi A. Ibrahim, Suchit A. John and Soni Mourya (2024). Evaluate the Effect of Different Levels of CaCl2 on Growth and Yield of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum). Biological Forum – An International Journal, 16(12): 89-92.