TY - JOUR
T1 - Agromorphological traits and mineral content in tomato accessions from El Salvador, Central America
AU - Chávez-Servia, José Luis
AU - Vera-Guzmán, Araceli Minerva
AU - Linares-Menéndez, Lesser Roberto
AU - Carrillo-Rodríguez, José Cruz
AU - Aquino-Bolaños, Elia Nora
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2018
Y1 - 2018
N2 - The agromorphological traits and phenotypic variation of mineral content in the fruit were evaluated in eleven tomato accessions from nine communities in El Salvador. The tomato collection was cultivated in a greenhouse with a randomized complete block design with three replications. Plant phenological and fruit traits, as well as the mineral content, were evaluated using atomic-absorption and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. In the analysis of variance, significant differences (p < 0.01) among the accessions were determined for agromorphological traits and all mineral elements except Cu. Plant height at 30, 60 and 90 days after transplant, days to flowering and maturating of the fruits, and the number and weight of fruits per plant were useful variables for describing the phenotypic divergences among the tomato accessions. In terms of mineral content, the differences among the accessions were based on Mg, P, S, Fe, Zn and Mn. The weights of the fruits per cluster and per plant and fruit weight presented negative correlations with Ca, Mg, Fe and P (r = -0.67 to -0.71, p < 0.05) and a positive correlation with Na (0.63).
AB - The agromorphological traits and phenotypic variation of mineral content in the fruit were evaluated in eleven tomato accessions from nine communities in El Salvador. The tomato collection was cultivated in a greenhouse with a randomized complete block design with three replications. Plant phenological and fruit traits, as well as the mineral content, were evaluated using atomic-absorption and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy. In the analysis of variance, significant differences (p < 0.01) among the accessions were determined for agromorphological traits and all mineral elements except Cu. Plant height at 30, 60 and 90 days after transplant, days to flowering and maturating of the fruits, and the number and weight of fruits per plant were useful variables for describing the phenotypic divergences among the tomato accessions. In terms of mineral content, the differences among the accessions were based on Mg, P, S, Fe, Zn and Mn. The weights of the fruits per cluster and per plant and fruit weight presented negative correlations with Ca, Mg, Fe and P (r = -0.67 to -0.71, p < 0.05) and a positive correlation with Na (0.63).
KW - Landraces
KW - Micro and macro-minerals
KW - Phenotypic variation
KW - Solanum lycopersicum
KW - Spectrophotometry
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U2 - 10.3390/agronomy8030032
DO - 10.3390/agronomy8030032
M3 - Artículo
SN - 2073-4395
VL - 8
JO - Agronomy
JF - Agronomy
IS - 3
M1 - 32
ER -