INFLUENCE OF POTASSIUM FERTILIZATION ON BLOTCHY RIPENING IN PROCESSING TOMATOES

1 January 1987

journal article
research article
Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Plant Science

Vol. 67 (1) , 359-363
https://doi.org/10.4141/cjps87-052

Abstract

The effect of potassium fertilization on blotchy ripening in processing tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) was investigated. Potassium treatments up to 624 and 590 kg ha⁻¹ in 1983 and 1984 decreased the incidence of blotchy fruit. Differences in blotch susceptibility occurred among commercial cultivars. Potassium fertilization and cultivar are factors influencing pericarp color in processing tomatoes.Key words: Tomato, blotchy ripening, potassium

Keywords

POTASSIUM

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