Assessment of various growth and yield attributes of tomato in response to pre-harvest applications of calcium chloride
2012
Ayyub, C.M. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Inst. of Horticultural Sciences) | Pervez, M.A. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Inst. of Horticultural Sciences) | Shaheen, M.R. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Inst. of Horticultural Sciences) | Ashraf, M.I. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Inst. of Horticultural Sciences) | Haider, M.W. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Inst. of Horticultural Sciences) | Hussain, S. (University of Agriculture, Faisalabad (Pakistan). Inst. of Horticultural Sciences) | Mahmood, N. (Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad (Pakistan))
A field trial was conducted to investigate the effect of pre-harvest application of calcium chloride in tomato cv. Sahil. Different concentrations of calcium chloride (0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 M respectively) along with control were evaluated during the experiment. Control plants were sprayed with water without calcium chloride. A significant improvement in growth and yield of tomato fruit was observed with application of calcium chloride. The highest fruit set (69.3 %) was obtained with 0.5 M calcium chloride (T6) along with maximum number of compound leaves per plant (40.33), maximum number of flowers (9.66), number of fruits per plant (95.33) and fruit weight per plant (6.00 kg). The results of the study indicated a positive correlation between plant growth and application of calcium chloride.
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