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 nutrients
NS
NS + F-granulated
NS + F-powder
CV
value
C (%)
44.82 ± 1.73b
47.43 ± 1.47a
48.47 ± 1.49a
2.75
19.11
O (%)
42.18 ± 1.61a
41.21 ± 1.95b
40.97 ± 2.08b
1.25
13.67
N (%)
2.60 ± 1.04a
2.23 ± 1.30ab
1.28 ± 1.53b
50.54
3.92
P (%)
0.24 ± 0.11a
0.26 ± 0.06a
0.24 ± 0.05a
29.13
0.19
K (%)
2.65 ± 1.07a
2.50 ± 0.71a
2.56 ± 0.53a
7.24
1.48
Ca (%)
2.34 ± 0.31a
1.99 ± 0.38b
1.82 ± 0.57b
9.94
15.27
Mg (%)
0.62 ± 0.07a
0.55 ± 0.16a
0.60 ± 0.18a
13.60
1.48
S (%)
0.55 ± 0.32a
0.45 ± 0.33a
0.54 ± 0.42a
17.21
0.03
Na (%)
0.44 ± 0.17a
0.46 ± 0.25a
0.52 ± 0.28a
22.60
1.16
Cl (%)
1.02 ± 0.36a
0.98 ± 0.24a
0.99 ± 0.25a
12.57
0.25
Si (%)
1.88 ± 1.21a
1.21 ± 0.43b
1.30 ± 0.74b
10.72
48.55
Fe (ppm)
0.18 ± 0.15b
0.30 ± 0.0a
0.26 ± 0.20ab
32.06
5.10
Al (ppm)
0.42 ± 0.24a
0.35 ± 0.13a
0.40 ± 0.18a
15.37
2.54
Means followed by different letters in each column indicate significant differences among treatments ( ; ). CV = coefficient of variation.