Osmotic Adjustment and Quality Response of Five Tomato Cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) Following Water Deficit Stress under Subtropical Climate


	Asian Journal of Plant Sciences
	Year: 2011 \| Volume: 10 \| Issue: 2 \| Page No.: 153-157 DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2011.153.157

Osmotic Adjustment and Quality Response of Five Tomato Cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) Following Water Deficit Stress under Subtropical Climate

K. Nahar, S.M. Ullah and N. Islam

Abstract: The experiment was conducted in the experimental field of Sher-e- Bangla Agriculture University, Dhaka Bangladesh to study the effect of water stress on fruit quality and osmotic adjustment in five tomato cultivars. The percentage of field capacity levels were 40-50, 53-67, 69-85 and 82-100%. The plants had a tendency to adjust against drop in potential in soil by producing organic solutes such as glucose, fructose, sucrose and proline. The quality of fruits was improved as a result of the synthesis of ascorbic acid, citric acid and malic acid. No physical damage due to stress was observed in fruits, which were over 90% red.

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How to cite this article:

K. Nahar, S.M. Ullah and N. Islam, 2011. Osmotic Adjustment and Quality Response of Five Tomato Cultivars (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill) Following Water Deficit Stress under Subtropical Climate. Asian Journal of Plant Sciences, 10: 153-157.

DOI: 10.3923/ajps.2011.153.157

URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=ajps.2011.153.157

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