PJB-1999-12
EFFECT OF METHANOL AS A GROWTH PROMOTER FOR TOMATO PRODUCTION
AHMED A. AL MASOUM AND HASSAN A. AL MASRI
Abstract
An experiment was conducted to study the effects of methanol on the growth and productivity of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) in a sandy soil during 1996 and 1997. Plants were transplanted in the field and sprayed with methanol to run off at 5,10,15 and 20% concentrations at two different intervals starting from the first week followed by a second application after two weeks. MeOH showed no significant effects on plant height, number of branches and leaf area and plant productivity in total yield, fruit mass, fruit volume and total soluble solids. Since methanol had similar or adverse effect on tomato growth and productivity, it should not be recommended as a growth promoter.
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