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Foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)

Chitosan acts as an elicitor in many plant species. It not only activates the immune system of plants, but also increases the crop yields. A study was planned to investigate the effect of foliar application of chitosan on morphological, growth and reproductive characters and its consequence on fruit...

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Main Authors: Alam Mondal, Mohd Monjurul, Puteh, Adam, Dafader, Nirmal Chandra
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Language:English
Published: University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan 2016
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spelling my.upm.eprints.543362018-03-14T01:36:25Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54336/ Foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Alam Mondal, Mohd Monjurul Puteh, Adam Dafader, Nirmal Chandra Chitosan acts as an elicitor in many plant species. It not only activates the immune system of plants, but also increases the crop yields. A study was planned to investigate the effect of foliar application of chitosan on morphological, growth and reproductive characters and its consequence on fruit yield of summer tomato. The experiment comprised five levels of chitosan concentrations viz., 0 (control), 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg L-1. The chitosan was sprayed two times, 25 and 35 days after transplanting. Foliar application of chitosan at early growth stages increased plant height, number of branches and leaf area plant-1 and nitrate reductase activity in leaves, resulting increased total dry mass plant-1 and absolute growth rate. Reproductive parameters (number of effective flower clusters and flowers plant-1, and reproductive efficiency) also increased in chitosan applied plants and thereby increased the prime yield component, number of fruits plant-1 of summer tomato. The higher fruit yield was recorded in 50 and 75 mg L-1 of chitosan in summer tomato with being the highest in 75 mg L-1 (35.61 t ha-1). Therefore, foliar application of chitosan at 75 mg L-1 may be used at early growth stage for getting maximum fruit yield of summer tomato under sub-tropical condition. University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan 2016 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/54336/1/Foliar%20application%20of%20chitosan%20improved%20morpho-physiological%20attributes%20.pdf Alam Mondal, Mohd Monjurul and Puteh, Adam and Dafader, Nirmal Chandra (2016) Foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (Solanum lycopersicum). Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 53 (2). pp. 339-344. ISSN 0552-9034; ESSN: 2076-0906 http://web.b.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail/detail?vid=0&sid=6a647c66-cb6a-430b-90b6-995eba31364f%40sessionmgr104&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=aph&AN=116641640 10.21162/PAKJAS/16.2011
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description Chitosan acts as an elicitor in many plant species. It not only activates the immune system of plants, but also increases the crop yields. A study was planned to investigate the effect of foliar application of chitosan on morphological, growth and reproductive characters and its consequence on fruit yield of summer tomato. The experiment comprised five levels of chitosan concentrations viz., 0 (control), 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg L-1. The chitosan was sprayed two times, 25 and 35 days after transplanting. Foliar application of chitosan at early growth stages increased plant height, number of branches and leaf area plant-1 and nitrate reductase activity in leaves, resulting increased total dry mass plant-1 and absolute growth rate. Reproductive parameters (number of effective flower clusters and flowers plant-1, and reproductive efficiency) also increased in chitosan applied plants and thereby increased the prime yield component, number of fruits plant-1 of summer tomato. The higher fruit yield was recorded in 50 and 75 mg L-1 of chitosan in summer tomato with being the highest in 75 mg L-1 (35.61 t ha-1). Therefore, foliar application of chitosan at 75 mg L-1 may be used at early growth stage for getting maximum fruit yield of summer tomato under sub-tropical condition.
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author Alam Mondal, Mohd Monjurul
Puteh, Adam
Dafader, Nirmal Chandra
spellingShingle Alam Mondal, Mohd Monjurul
Puteh, Adam
Dafader, Nirmal Chandra
Foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
author_facet Alam Mondal, Mohd Monjurul
Puteh, Adam
Dafader, Nirmal Chandra
author_sort Alam Mondal, Mohd Monjurul
title Foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
title_short Foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
title_full Foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
title_fullStr Foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
title_full_unstemmed Foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
title_sort foliar application of chitosan improved morpho-physiological attributes and yield in summer tomato (solanum lycopersicum)
publisher University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
publishDate 2016
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