Improvement of antioxidant and defense properties of tomato (var. Pusa Rohini) by application of bioaugmented compost
Joint Authors
Nain, Lata
Kumar, Raj
Verma, Shaykhah
Sharma, Anamika
Shah, Raghubir
Arora, Anju
Kaur, Charanjit
Source
Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences
Issue
Vol. 22, Issue 3 (30 Sep. 2015), pp.256-264, 9 p.
Publisher
Publication Date
2015-09-30
Country of Publication
Saudi Arabia
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Topics
Abstract EN
Nutrient management practices play a significant role in improving the nutritional quality of tomato.
The present study deals with the evaluation of compost prepared using Effective Microorganisms (EM), on antioxidant and defense enzyme activities of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum).
A field experiment with five treatments (control, chemical fertilizer and EM compost alone and in combination) was conducted in randomized block design.
An increment of 31.83 % in tomato yield was recorded with the combined use of EM compost and half recommended dose of chemical fertilizers (N50P30K25 + EM compost at the rate of 5 t ha_1).
Similarly, fruit quality was improved in terms of lycopene content (35.52 %), antioxidant activity (24–63 %) and defense enzymes activity (11–54 %), in tomatoes in this treatment as compared to the application of recommended dose of fertilizers.
Soil microbiological parameters also exhibited an increase of 7–31 % in the enzyme activities in this treatment.
Significant correlation among fruit quality parameters with soil microbiological activities reveals the positive impact of EM compost which may be adopted as an eco-friendly strategy for production of high quality edible products.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Sharma, Anamika& Kumar, Raj& Kaur, Charanjit& Arora, Anju& Shah, Raghubir& Nain, Lata…[et al.]. 2015. Improvement of antioxidant and defense properties of tomato (var. Pusa Rohini) by application of bioaugmented compost. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences،Vol. 22, no. 3, pp.256-264.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Sharma, Anamika…[et al.]. Improvement of antioxidant and defense properties of tomato (var. Pusa Rohini) by application of bioaugmented compost. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences Vol. 22, no. 3 (2015), pp.256-264.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Sharma, Anamika& Kumar, Raj& Kaur, Charanjit& Arora, Anju& Shah, Raghubir& Nain, Lata…[et al.]. Improvement of antioxidant and defense properties of tomato (var. Pusa Rohini) by application of bioaugmented compost. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 2015. Vol. 22, no. 3, pp.256-264.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-567687
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 262-264
Record ID
BIM-567687