Influence of Irrigation Intervals and Exogenous Applications of Brassinolide and Chitosan on Production and Quality Attributes of Tomato

Shahid Ur Rahman; Imran Ahmad

doi:10.70749/ijbr.v3i10.2434

Authors

Shahid Ur Rahman Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.
Imran Ahmad Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Crop Production Sciences, The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, KP, Pakistan.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70749/ijbr.v3i10.2434

Keywords:

Tomato, Irrigation Intervals, Brassinolide, Chitosan, Yield, Quality Attributes.

Abstract

The research investigated the varying irrigation intervals and concentrations of Brassinolide and Chitosan for tomato crop production, focusing on yield and quality optimization. A randomized complete block design (RCBD) was used to evaluate four irrigation intervals and three doses of Brassinolide and Chitosan each with one control treatment. The experiment was conducted over two consecutive years (2022-23) at the Agriculture Research Institute, Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Four Irrigation Intervals (II) including (II1=daily, II2=3, II3=6, II4=9 days), along with varying concentrations of Brassinolide (3,6 and 9 µM L-1) and Chitosan (100,200 and 300 mgL-1, to determine their effects on tomato crop production and qualitative attributes. The study revealed significant variations in tomato plant parameters in response to different irrigation intervals and brassinolide (BL) + chitosan (CH) applications. 3-day irrigation intervals with BL 6 µML-1 + CH 100 mgL-1 resulted in the maximum fruits per plant (64.66), and yield (58.42 ton.ha-1). The 9-day irrigation interval generally exhibited the poorest performance, with the control treatment demonstrating minimum values for various parameters, including fruits per plant (13.5), yield (3.41 tons.hac-1), membrane stability index (35.56%), and leaf relative water content (52.88%). Biochemical Attributes data showed that the maximum Fruit Firmness (4.24kg.cm-2), Ascorbic Acid (21.82 mg.100g-1), Titratable Acidity (0.65%), TSS (4.120Brix), and Reducing Sugars (3.36%) were recorded at six-day intervals. In contrast, the minimum was recorded at nine-day intervals. The foliar application, Maximum Fruit Firmness (4.39kg.cm-2), Ascorbic Acid (22.15mg.100g-1), Titratable Acidity (0.72%), and Reducing Sugars (3.12%) were recorded at Chitosan at 100mg.L-1 While minimum Fruit pH (4.14) and maximum TSS (4.09) were recorded at combined foliar application of BL6+CH100.

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