Table 3.
Influence of water deficit on appearance and morphology of tomato fruit.
| Treatments | Equatorial Diameter (mm) | Longitudinal Diameter (mm) | Fruit Shape Index | Fresh Weight of Single Fruit (g) | Single Fruit Dry Weight (g) | Water Content (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CK | 24.15 ± 0.73 a | 19.86 ± 0.88 a | 0.82 ± 0.05 ab | 4.66 ± 0.26 a | 0.61 ± 0.01 a | 87 ± 0. 4 a |
| T1 | 24.27 ± 1.52 a | 19.55 ± 0.17 a | 0.81 ± 0.05 b | 4.17 ± 0.34 a | 0.54 ± 0.03 abc | 87 ± 0. 9 a |
| T2 | 24.37 ± 0.21 a | 19.46 ± 0.32 a | 0.80 ± 0.01 b | 3.82 ± 0.37 ab | 0.50 ± 0.01 abc | 86 ± 1.1 a |
| T3 | 23.09 ± 0.44 a | 19.73 ± 0.25 a | 0.85 ± 0.01 ab | 3.75 ± 0.20 ab | 0.57 ± 0.04 ab | 85 ± 0.4 ab |
| T4 | 20.46 ± 0.63 b | 19.02 ± 0.53 ab | 0.93 ± 0.04 a | 2.82 ± 0.27 bc | 0.47 ± 0.03 bc | 83 ± 1.2 b |
| T5 | 19.86 ± 0.94 b | 17.45 ± 0.63 b | 0.88 ± 0.01 ab | 2.51 ± 0.44 c | 0.43 ± 0.03 c | 82 ± 1.3 b |
CK: normal irrigation, spontaneously once in 3 days; T1: irrigating once in 4 days; T2: irrigating once in 5 days; T3: irrigating once in 6 days; T4: irrigating once in 7 days; T5: irrigating once in 8 days. Values indicate a mean ± SE (n = 3), and the significance level is p < 0.05. Different lowercase letters indicate the difference level between different treatments in the same fruit.