Research Article

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 4

Nutrient profile due to the effect of NS and organomineral fertilizer in tomato cherry.

Mineral nutrientsNSNS + F-granulatedNS + F-powderCV value

C (%)44.82 ± 1.73b47.43 ± 1.47a48.47 ± 1.49a2.7519.11
O (%)42.18 ± 1.61a41.21 ± 1.95b40.97 ± 2.08b1.2513.67
N (%)2.60 ± 1.04a2.23 ± 1.30ab1.28 ± 1.53b50.543.92
P (%)0.24 ± 0.11a0.26 ± 0.06a0.24 ± 0.05a29.130.19
K (%)2.65 ± 1.07a2.50 ± 0.71a2.56 ± 0.53a7.241.48
Ca (%)2.34 ± 0.31a1.99 ± 0.38b1.82 ± 0.57b9.9415.27
Mg (%)0.62 ± 0.07a0.55 ± 0.16a0.60 ± 0.18a13.601.48
S (%)0.55 ± 0.32a0.45 ± 0.33a0.54 ± 0.42a17.210.03
Na (%)0.44 ± 0.17a0.46 ± 0.25a0.52 ± 0.28a22.601.16
Cl (%)1.02 ± 0.36a0.98 ± 0.24a0.99 ± 0.25a12.570.25
Si (%)1.88 ± 1.21a1.21 ± 0.43b1.30 ± 0.74b10.7248.55
Fe (ppm)0.18 ± 0.15b0.30 ± 0.0a0.26 ± 0.20ab32.065.10
Al (ppm)0.42 ± 0.24a0.35 ± 0.13a0.40 ± 0.18a15.372.54

Means followed by different letters in each column indicate significant differences among treatments ( ; ). CV = coefficient of variation.