Effect of foliar application of zinc oxide on growth and photosynthetic traits of cherry tomato under calcareous soil conditions
Hasan Sardar
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural science and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanSafina Naz
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural science and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanShaghef Ejaz
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural science and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanOmer Farooq
Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanAtique-ur Rehman
Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanMuhammad Sameen
Institute of Food Science and Nutrition Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, PakistanGulzar Akhtar
Department of Horticulture, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan, PakistanAbstract
Tomato is considered as a valuable vegetable crop all over the world. It prefers loose, well drained loamy soils rich in organic matter. In Pakistan, mostly soils are calcareous in nature. In calcareous soils, the production of tomato crop is low because of zinc deficiency. Therefore, current study was aimed to examine the potential of foliar application of zinc oxide in tomato cultivar Tiny Tim Cherry in calcareous soil conditions. In the current study, all the studied traits i.e. plant height, stem diameter, number of branches per plant, number of leaves, number of flowers per plant, fruit weight and yield per plant were significantly higher after foliar application of zinc oxide (30 ppm) and significantly lower in controlled treatment as compared to other treatments of zinc oxide. The maximum total soluble solids (TSS), chlorophyll A, chlorophyll B, vitamin C, flavonoids, carotenoids and phenolics were recorded in plants treated with 30 ppm of zinc oxide as compared to other treatments. However, the highest acidity was calculated in 10 ppm, while the lowest acidity was measured in 0 ppm (control). Conclusively, foliar application of Zn has potential to increase the nutritional components of tomato fruits.
Keywords:
micronutrients application, crop yield, fruits quality, soil physiochemical propertiesReferences
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Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural science and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural science and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agricultural science and Technology, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Institute of Food Science and Nutrition Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan
Department of Horticulture, Muhammad Nawaz Sharif University of Agriculture Multan, Pakistan
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