Onyia, V. N., Chukwudi, U. P., Ogwudu, V. C., Atugwu, A. I., Eze, S. C., Ene, C. O., Umeh, S. (2019). Evaluation of Tomato Genotypes Growth, Yield, and Shelf Life Enhancement in Nigeria. , 21(1), 143-152.
V. N. Onyia; U. P. Chukwudi; V. C. Ogwudu; A. I. Atugwu; S. C. Eze; C. O. Ene; S. Umeh. "Evaluation of Tomato Genotypes Growth, Yield, and Shelf Life Enhancement in Nigeria". , 21, 1, 2019, 143-152.
Onyia, V. N., Chukwudi, U. P., Ogwudu, V. C., Atugwu, A. I., Eze, S. C., Ene, C. O., Umeh, S. (2019). 'Evaluation of Tomato Genotypes Growth, Yield, and Shelf Life Enhancement in Nigeria', , 21(1), pp. 143-152.
Onyia, V. N., Chukwudi, U. P., Ogwudu, V. C., Atugwu, A. I., Eze, S. C., Ene, C. O., Umeh, S. Evaluation of Tomato Genotypes Growth, Yield, and Shelf Life Enhancement in Nigeria. , 2019; 21(1): 143-152.

Evaluation of Tomato Genotypes Growth, Yield, and Shelf Life Enhancement in Nigeria

Journal of Agricultural Science and Technology
Article 12, Volume 21, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 143-152    PDF (339.69 K)
Authors
V. N. Onyia1; U. P. Chukwudi* 1; V. C. Ogwudu1; A. I. Atugwu1; S. C. Eze1; C. O. Ene1; S. Umeh2
1Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
2Physiology Laboratory, Department of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Nigeria.
Abstract
Nine tomato genotypes (‘NACGRAB-1’, ‘NACGRAB-2’, ‘NACGRAB-3’, ‘NACGRAB-4’, ‘NACGRAB-5’, ‘NACGRAB-6’, ‘NACGRAB-7’, ‘NACGRAB-8’and ‘NACGRAB-9’) from the National Centre for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB), Ibadan, Nigeria; with four commercial varieties (‘Petomech’, ‘Uc 82B’, ‘Yolince’ and ‘Derica’) and two landraces (‘Ekwunato’ and ‘Tomato Mmiri’) were evaluated for their agronomic performance in a derived savannah region. Morphological and floral data were collected on them. At maturity, forty tomato fruits, each from five selected genotypes, were immersed in 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 g L-1 AgNO3 varying concentrations of silver/neem (Azadirachta indica) solutions and a control to study the storability of the fruits. During storage, number of days to 10, 50, and 100% fruit rot incidences were monitored on the treated fruits. ‘NACGRAB-7' took the longest number of days to 10, 50, and 100% fruit rot and was significantly different from the other genotypes. The lowest number of days to fruit rot was obtained from 'NACGRAB-6'. Solution-B containing (8 g L-1 neem extract plus 0.2 g L-1 AgNo3) had the highest number of days to 10 and 50% fruit rot. The fruits that were not treated rotted faster than the treated fruits.
Keywords
Azadirachta indica; Fruit rot; Fruit storability; nanotechnology; Silver neem solution
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