TY - JOUR
T1 - Mixed Fertilizer can Improve Fruit Yield and Quality of Field-Grown Tomatoes Irrigated with Saline Water
AU - Al-Ismaily, Said S.
AU - Al-Yahyai, Rashid A.
AU - Al-Rawahy, Salim A.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by Sultan Qaboos University, project no. SR/AGR/SWAE/06/01.
PY - 2014/10
Y1 - 2014/10
N2 - Growing tomatoes using saline water and in soils with poor nutrient contents is challenging. The objectives of this work were to: (i) examine the yield and quality of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) irrigated with different saline water [electrical conductivity (ECi) = 3, 6 and 9 dS m-1]; and (ii) study the effect of fertilizer: inorganic, organic, and a mixed of both on tomatoes grown under saline conditions. Fruit weight and quality attributes including size, color, soluble solids, acidity, EC, and pH were measured. Growing tomatoes under 3 and 6 dS m-1 produced the highest yield, whereas irrigating with 9 dS m-1 reduced yield. The mixed fertilizer slightly ameliorated the yield reduction caused by salinity. Using organic fertilizer alone produced the lowest fruit yield. Fruit quality was more affected by salinity than fertilizer. The best growing conditions for tomatoes were in plots irrigated with 6 dS m-1 water under mixed fertilizer treatment. © 2014
AB - Growing tomatoes using saline water and in soils with poor nutrient contents is challenging. The objectives of this work were to: (i) examine the yield and quality of tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum L.) irrigated with different saline water [electrical conductivity (ECi) = 3, 6 and 9 dS m-1]; and (ii) study the effect of fertilizer: inorganic, organic, and a mixed of both on tomatoes grown under saline conditions. Fruit weight and quality attributes including size, color, soluble solids, acidity, EC, and pH were measured. Growing tomatoes under 3 and 6 dS m-1 produced the highest yield, whereas irrigating with 9 dS m-1 reduced yield. The mixed fertilizer slightly ameliorated the yield reduction caused by salinity. Using organic fertilizer alone produced the lowest fruit yield. Fruit quality was more affected by salinity than fertilizer. The best growing conditions for tomatoes were in plots irrigated with 6 dS m-1 water under mixed fertilizer treatment. © 2014
KW - NPK fertilizer
KW - cow manure
KW - electrical conductivity
KW - salinity
KW - tomato production
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U2 - 10.1080/01904167.2014.920364
DO - 10.1080/01904167.2014.920364
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84905740854
SN - 0190-4167
VL - 37
SP - 1981
EP - 1996
JO - Journal of Plant Nutrition
JF - Journal of Plant Nutrition
IS - 12
ER -