Impact on Yield, Biomass, Mineral Profile, pH, and Electrical Conductivity of Cherry Tomato Fruit Using a Nutrient Solution and a Silicon-Based Organomineral Fertilizer
Table 3
Nutrient profile in the root, stem/branches, and leaves of cherry tomato.
Mineral nutrients
Root
Stem/branches
Leaves
CV
value
C (%)
46.29 ± 2.41b
46.26 ± 2.20b
48.16 ± 1.41a
2.75
6.41
O (%)
41.21 ± 1.45b
43.56 ± 0.34a
39.59 ± 0.69c
1.25
133.63
N (%)
2.97 ± 0.30a
1.29 ± 1.54b
1.85 ± 1.43ab
50.54
6.17
P (%)
0.22 ± 0.08a
0.22 ± 0.08a
0.29 ± 0.05a
29.13
2.70
K (%)
1.86 ± 0.11c
3.53 ± 0.45a
2.31 ± 0.26b
7.24
192.64
Ca (%)
1.68 ± 0.31c
2.03 ± 0.49b
2.44 ± 0.25a
9.94
31.07
Mg (%)
0.62 ± 0.07a
0.44 ± 0.12b
0.72 ± 0.05a
13.60
27.22
S (%)
0.45 ± 0.12b
0.15 ± 0.09c
0.94 ± 0.10a
17.21
182.44
Na (%)
0.75 ± 0.15a
0.36 ± 0.10b
0.31 ± 0.08b
22.60
45.45
Cl (%)
0.77 ± 0.09b
1.33 ± 0.15a
0.88 ± 0.13b
12.57
50.08
Si (%)
2.20 ± 0.87a
0.51 ± 0.16c
1.68 ± 0.24b
10.72
270.00
Fe (ppm)
0.34 ± 0.09a
0.09 ± 0.13b
0.31 ± 0.10a
32.06
26.49
Al (ppm)
0.56 ± 0.09 a
0.17 ± 0.05c
0.45 ± 0.08b
15.37
99.39
Means followed by different letters in each column indicate significant differences among treatments ( ; ). CV = coefficient of variation.
