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THE EFFECT OF SOME FOLIAR COMPOSITIONS ON THE PRODUCTION, NUMBER OF
INFLORESCENCES AND FRUIT IN THE TECHNOLOGY OF CULTIVATING
TOMATO IN THE FIELD
Popa Alina-Grigoriţa
University of Oradea, Faculty of Enviromental Protection
ABSTRACT
The experiments proved the influence certain foliar compositions have on the production of
tomato fruit, the number of inflorescences and fruit on the plant in the technology of
cultivating tomato in the field, with an organic-mineral fertilization applied on the soil
Key words: Foliar compositions, nutritive elements, production, number of inflorescences,
number of tomato fruit.
INTRODUCTION
Compared to other horticultural soils (especially vine and tree growing), the soils cultivated
with vegetables in the field are usually more fertile. This initial fertility must be maintained
and developed in order to sustain the intensive character of the technology and nutrition of
tomato culture.
The real needs of the field tomatoes towards the main nutritive elements (Cs= specific
consumption N, P, K kg/ t product) are very important in the fertilization system of field
tomatoes, the relations between the determining nutrients and the total quantity of nutritive
elements “exported” from the soil together with the crops, at the area unit (Cg= global
consumption N, P, K kg/ ha).
As regards the specific and global consumptions, the tomatoes take part in the group of
species with an average consumption. The fertilization systems must ensure a management
of the nutrients, which, by sorts, doses and methods, must determine the accomplishment of
great quality productions (Rusu M. et. al, 2005).
Taking into account the intensive character of the technology of tomato culture,
according to the fertilization on soil, it was studied the effect of some foliar compositions in
order to finish some systems of fertilizing tomato, based on the positive interaction of the
fertilization on soil to the foliar one; the latter having an integrated character.
MATERIAL AND RESEARCH METHOD
The field culture was initiated on argic faeoziom soil.
The experiments were carried out in the year 2003, in locality Oradea, using Unirea soil.
The experiment was done with the blocks method, in 3 repetitions, the area of a variant
being 6, 4 mp.
The effect of 4 foliar fertilizers was studied, and the witness was showered with water.
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