EFFECT OF BIO-MOLECULES AND MULCHING PRACTICES ON FRUIT QUALITY PARAMETERS OF TOMATO HYB
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SHIVANAND JAMMIHAL*, M. S. SHARADA and B.C. NARASIMHA PRASAD
Department of Studies in Botany, Manasagangotri University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka -570 006
Keywords:
Chroma, Colour, Fruit Quality, Hue, Humic Acid, LCO, Tomato, TransportabilityAbstract
Quality of tomato fruits is extremely important from the consumer point of view. The pigments
responsible for tomato fruit colour offer several health benefits, the firmness of the fruit ensures
long distance transportation and reduce food wastage. Though there are several possibilities of
enhancing these quality traits in tomato fruits, few agronomic approaches seem to be cost effective
and provides easy wins for growers and consumers. In this study, we have evaluated the influence
of mulching, humic acid, Lipo-chito-oligosaccharides and their interactive effects with different
genetics in improving the fruit colour and firmness in tomato fruits. Better hue and Chroma values
observed in hybrid, Ashoka viz., 38.79% and 29.99%, respectively and highest transportability
(10.2 days) was recorded in TO 1057. Effect of polythene mulch on transportability (10.5 days)
showed significantly over crop mulch and no mulch treatments. Application of Ratchet @ 240 ml/
acre showed better hue value (39.8%), Chroma value (28.42%) and transportability (9.22 days).
It is concluded that genetics coupled with mulching and bio molecules provide significant benefits
on improved quality of tomato fruits.
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