Effect pf molasses on salinity tolerance of tomato plants [electronic resource].

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Two pot experiments were conducted during the two successive summer seasons of 2002 and 2003 to study the effect of molasses on growth, chemical composite. yield and its components and fruit quality of tomato. Plants irrigated with saline water at the concentration of 33.3 and 50 g/pot, Molasses was added at the concentrations of 33.3 and 50 g/Pot Molasses treatments increased plant height, fresh and dry weight in comparison with the control treatment Also. all molasses treatments give rise increases in leaf chlorophyll content, nitrogen. phosphorus percentage in comparison with the control treatment, Significant increases were noticed in fruit T.S.S., ascorbic acid. dry matter and total sugars content, similarly, molasses treatments increased significantly marketable yield and total yield in comparison with the control treatment The be st results were exerted from the application of molasses treatment at the concer tration of 33.3 g/pot (250 kg./Feddan). Molasses treatments increased number of clusters/plant fruit set, fruit weight in the two seasons. Molasses treatments decreased the unm rrketable yield. fruit firmness and acidity in tbe two seasons.

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