Effect of Organic Fertilization on the Physiological Status of Tomatoes under Abiotic Stress

During the vegetation period of the years 2020 and 2021 in the experimental field at Agricultural University - Plovdiv it was conducted a physiological study of tomato cultivar (Rugby) with determined growth under the treatment with chemical and organic fertilizers. The aims of the study were to det...

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Main Authors: Kostadinov Kostadin, Chipilski Radoslav, Filipov Stoyan, Shopova Nadezhda
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Language:English
Published: Sciendo 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental and Climate Technologies
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0084
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author Kostadinov Kostadin
Chipilski Radoslav
Filipov Stoyan
Shopova Nadezhda
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Chipilski Radoslav
Filipov Stoyan
Shopova Nadezhda
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description During the vegetation period of the years 2020 and 2021 in the experimental field at Agricultural University - Plovdiv it was conducted a physiological study of tomato cultivar (Rugby) with determined growth under the treatment with chemical and organic fertilizers. The aims of the study were to determine the changes in physiological behaviour and productivity of field tomatoes depending on the fertilization and dates of planting. The physiological assessment included the measuring of some parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence and chlorophyll content index. Chlorophyll fluorescence has proved to have the potential to detect abiotic stress effects on photosynthetic efficiency. This technique was used to assess growth intensity in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum), grown in different types of fertilizer treatment and planted in three additional dates – 30.04, 07.05 and 14.05 in conditions of ambient heat stress. Results have shown the slight effect of the applied organic fertilizer upon fluorescence parameters but significantly improved chlorophyll content index compared to no treatment variant. Additionally, it was measured higher chlorophyll content index for the second and third planting dates. The highest average yield was calculated for the NPK variant, as the statistically significant differences of the yield between control and fertilization variants were calculated in 2021. It possessed the highest average yield for second planting compared to the third date of planting.
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spelling doaj.art-d22b00a3dd414a839559295bbdcd1b142023-02-05T19:46:42ZengSciendoEnvironmental and Climate Technologies2255-88372022-01-012611118112710.2478/rtuect-2022-0084Effect of Organic Fertilization on the Physiological Status of Tomatoes under Abiotic StressKostadinov Kostadin0Chipilski Radoslav1Filipov Stoyan2Shopova Nadezhda3Faculty of Horticulture with Viticulture, Department of Horticulture, Agricultural University of Plovdiv, 12 Mendeleev Blvd., Plovdiv, BulgariaInstitute of Plant Genetic Resources, Agricultural Academy, 2 Drouzhba Str., 4122 Sadovo, Plovdiv district, Sofia, BulgariaFaculty of Horticulture with Viticulture, Department of Horticulture, Agricultural University of Plovdiv, 12 Mendeleev Blvd., Plovdiv, BulgariaClimate, Atmosphere and Water Research Institute at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (CAWRI-BAS), 66, Blvd Tzarigradsko chaussee, 1784Sofia, BulgariaDuring the vegetation period of the years 2020 and 2021 in the experimental field at Agricultural University - Plovdiv it was conducted a physiological study of tomato cultivar (Rugby) with determined growth under the treatment with chemical and organic fertilizers. The aims of the study were to determine the changes in physiological behaviour and productivity of field tomatoes depending on the fertilization and dates of planting. The physiological assessment included the measuring of some parameters of chlorophyll fluorescence and chlorophyll content index. Chlorophyll fluorescence has proved to have the potential to detect abiotic stress effects on photosynthetic efficiency. This technique was used to assess growth intensity in tomato plants (Solanum lycopersicum), grown in different types of fertilizer treatment and planted in three additional dates – 30.04, 07.05 and 14.05 in conditions of ambient heat stress. Results have shown the slight effect of the applied organic fertilizer upon fluorescence parameters but significantly improved chlorophyll content index compared to no treatment variant. Additionally, it was measured higher chlorophyll content index for the second and third planting dates. The highest average yield was calculated for the NPK variant, as the statistically significant differences of the yield between control and fertilization variants were calculated in 2021. It possessed the highest average yield for second planting compared to the third date of planting.https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0084chlorophyll fluorescencechlorophyll content indexorganic fertilizerphotosynthesissolanum lycopersicum
spellingShingle Kostadinov Kostadin
Chipilski Radoslav
Filipov Stoyan
Shopova Nadezhda
Effect of Organic Fertilization on the Physiological Status of Tomatoes under Abiotic Stress
Environmental and Climate Technologies
chlorophyll fluorescence
chlorophyll content index
organic fertilizer
photosynthesis
solanum lycopersicum
title Effect of Organic Fertilization on the Physiological Status of Tomatoes under Abiotic Stress
title_full Effect of Organic Fertilization on the Physiological Status of Tomatoes under Abiotic Stress
title_fullStr Effect of Organic Fertilization on the Physiological Status of Tomatoes under Abiotic Stress
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Organic Fertilization on the Physiological Status of Tomatoes under Abiotic Stress
title_short Effect of Organic Fertilization on the Physiological Status of Tomatoes under Abiotic Stress
title_sort effect of organic fertilization on the physiological status of tomatoes under abiotic stress
topic chlorophyll fluorescence
chlorophyll content index
organic fertilizer
photosynthesis
solanum lycopersicum
url https://doi.org/10.2478/rtuect-2022-0084
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