scholarly journals Yield Enhancement and Better Micronutrients Uptake in Tomato Fruit through Potassium Humate Combined with Micronutrients Mixture

Agriculture ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 357
Author(s):  
Ashfaq Ahmad Rahi ◽  
Muhammad Akbar Anjum ◽  
Javed Iqbal Mirza ◽  
Saleha Ahmad Ali ◽  
Theodore Danso Marfo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yield ◽  
Tomato Fruit ◽  
Yield Enhancement ◽  
Total Biomass ◽  
Potassium Humate ◽  
Biomass Harvesting ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
Physicochemical Soil Properties ◽  
Fe Uptake ◽  
Processed Form

The deficiency of micronutrients and low organic matter (OM) status of soils are major hurdles in the optimum crop yield achievements. Humic substances can play an imperative role in the micronutrient bioavailability and improved crop yield by ameliorating the physicochemical soil properties. consumed as fresh food and in processed form. However, its susceptibility towards micronutrient deficiency causes a significant reduction in yield. That is why a current study was done to examine the influence of different potassium humate (KH) levels, i.e., 0, 5, 10, and 15 kg ha−1 with micronutrients mixture (MC), i.e., 0, 50 (Zn = 2.50, B = 0.75, Fe = 2.50 kg ha−1), 75 (Zn = 3.75, B = 1.125, Fe = 3.75 kg ha−1) and 100% (Zn = 5.0, B = 1.5, Fe = 5.0 kg ha−1) on the yield, biomass, harvesting index and uptake of the micronutrients in tomato. The results showed that increasing the level of K-humate significantly improved the yield (7.4 and 7.17%), total biomass (6.38 and 6.59%), and harvesting the index (0.46 and 0.76%) of tomato. It also enhanced Fe uptake but did not affect B and Zn concentrations in the tomato fruit at 100% MC + 15 kg ha−1 KH over control in the autumn and spring seasons. In conclusion, both levels of K-humate 10 and 15 kg ha−1 and MC 75 and 100% effectively enhance the yield, biomass, harvesting the index, and micronutrients (B, Zn, and Fe) uptake in tomatoes.

scholarly journals Tyrosol-Enriched Tomatoes by Diffusion across the Fruit Peel from a Chitosan Coating: A Proposal of Functional Food

Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
Silvia Tampucci ◽  
Antonella Castagna ◽  
Daniela Monti ◽  
Clementina Manera ◽  
Giuseppe Saccomanni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tomato Fruit ◽  
Storage Period ◽  
Food Matrix ◽  
Fruit Peel ◽  
Fresh Food ◽  
In Vitro Permeation ◽  
Active Transfer

Chitosan is receiving increasing attention from the food industry for being a biodegradable, non-toxic, antimicrobial biopolymer able to extend the shelf life of, and preserve the quality of, fresh food. However, few studies have investigated the ability of chitosan-based coatings to allow the diffusion of bioactive compounds into the food matrix to improve its nutraceutical quality. This research is aimed at testing whether a hydrophilic molecule (tyrosol) could diffuse from the chitosan-tyrosol coating and cross the tomato peel. To this end, in vitro permeation tests using excised tomato peel and an in vivo application of chitosan-tyrosol coating on tomato fruit, followed by tyrosol quantification in intact fruit, peel and flesh during a seven-day storage at room temperature, were performed. Both approaches demonstrated the ability of tyrosol to permeate across the fruit peel. Along with a decreased tyrosol content in the peel, its concentration within the flesh was increased, indicating an active transfer of tyrosol into this tissue. This finding, together with the maintenance of constant tyrosol levels during the seven-day storage period, is very promising for the use of chitosan formulations to produce functional tomato fruit.

scholarly journals Next Generation Cereal Crop Yield Enhancement: From Knowledge of Inflorescence Development to Practical Engineering by Genome Editing

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (10) ◽  
pp. 5167
Author(s):  
Lei Liu ◽  
Penelope L. Lindsay ◽  
David Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Genome Editing ◽  
Crop Yield ◽  
Yield Enhancement ◽  
Cereal Crops ◽  
Grain Number ◽  
Inflorescence Development ◽  
New Era ◽  
High Productivity ◽  
Practical Engineering ◽  
Crops Yield

Artificial domestication and improvement of the majority of crops began approximately 10,000 years ago, in different parts of the world, to achieve high productivity, good quality, and widespread adaptability. It was initiated from a phenotype-based selection by local farmers and developed to current biotechnology-based breeding to feed over 7 billion people. For most cereal crops, yield relates to grain production, which could be enhanced by increasing grain number and weight. Grain number is typically determined during inflorescence development. Many mutants and genes for inflorescence development have already been characterized in cereal crops. Therefore, optimization of such genes could fine-tune yield-related traits, such as grain number. With the rapidly advancing genome-editing technologies and understanding of yield-related traits, knowledge-driven breeding by design is becoming a reality. This review introduces knowledge about inflorescence yield-related traits in cereal crops, focusing on rice, maize, and wheat. Next, emerging genome-editing technologies and recent studies that apply this technology to engineer crop yield improvement by targeting inflorescence development are reviewed. These approaches promise to usher in a new era of breeding practice.

Nutrient recovery and crop yield enhancement in irrigation with reclaimed wastewater: a case study

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 325-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pompilio Vergine ◽  
Antonio Lonigro ◽  
Carlo Salerno ◽  
Pietro Rubino ◽  
Giovanni Berardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yield ◽  
Yield Enhancement ◽  
Nutrient Recovery ◽  
Reclaimed Wastewater

scholarly journals Soil Enrichment and Crop Yield Enhancement Technique

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Aleksei V. Rusinov ◽  
Vladimir V. Sliusarenko ◽  
Oleg V. Kabanov ◽  
Tatiana V. Fediunina ◽  
Dmitrii A. Rusinov
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yield ◽  
Yield Enhancement ◽  
Enhancement Technique ◽  
Soil Enrichment

scholarly journals Cell Number Regulator1 Affects Plant and Organ Size in Maize: Implications for Crop Yield Enhancement and Heterosis

2010 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 1057-1073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Guo ◽  
Mary A. Rupe ◽  
Jo Ann Dieter ◽  
Jijun Zou ◽  
Daniel Spielbauer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yield ◽  
Cell Number ◽  
Organ Size ◽  
Yield Enhancement

Soil quality recovery and crop yield enhancement by combined application of compost and wood to vegetables grown under plastic tunnels

2014 ◽  
Vol 192 ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Bonanomi ◽  
R. D’Ascoli ◽  
R. Scotti ◽  
S.A. Gaglione ◽  
M. Gonzalez Caceres ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Soil Quality ◽  
Crop Yield ◽  
Yield Enhancement ◽  
Combined Application

scholarly journals ESCALATION IN RICE (Oryza sativa L.) SEED STRENGTH AND SUCCESSIVE DEVELOPMENT THROUGH POTASSIUM HUMATE

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
Mehra Azam ◽  
Faiza Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Oryza Sativa ◽  
Crop Yield ◽  
Agronomic Traits ◽  
Oryza Sativa L ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Shoot Length ◽  
Basmati Rice ◽  
Potassium Humate ◽  
Vegetative Plant ◽  
Dry Biomass

Seed strength is an important agronomic traits and considered as an indicator of crop yield and economic value. Different concentrations of potassium humate i.e. 0, 250, 500, 750 and 100 mg per kilogram were applied on the seeds of Basmati rice and their influence was observed. After treatment with the potassium humate various vegetative (plant height; root, shoot length; fresh and dry biomass of root and shoot) and reproductive growth (number of tillers, flowers, grains, weight of 100 grains) parameters were recorded. It was observed that 500 mg/kg concentration of potassium humate has given potential results as compared to rest of the concentrations. It was also observed that an increment in the concentration from 500mg/kg has ceased a number of physiological functions of the rice plants under trial.

Pre-colonization of PGPR triggers rhizosphere microbiota succession associated with crop yield enhancement

2019 ◽  
Vol 439 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 553-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Zhang ◽  
Xu Gao ◽  
Zongzhuan Shen ◽  
Chengzhi Zhu ◽  
Zixuan Jiao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yield ◽  
Yield Enhancement
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