Production of tomato with application of salicylic acid and seaweed under shade cloth

Authors

  • Edgar Nava-Alejo Maestría Interinstitucional en Agricultura Protegida-Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias-Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Apatzingán, México. CP. 60670
  • Patricio Apáez-Barrios Maestría Interinstitucional en Agricultura Protegida-Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias-Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Apatzingán, México. CP. 60670
  • Juan Carlos Álvarez-Hernández Campo Experimental Valle Apatzingán-INIFAP. Carretera Apatzingán-Cuatro Caminos km 17.5, Antúnez, Parácuaro, Michoacán, México. CP. 60781
  • José Francisco Díaz-Nájera Departamento de Fitotecnia-Colegio Superior Agropecuario del Estado de Guerrero (CEP-CSAEGRO). Cocula, Guerrero, México
  • Yurixhi Atenea Raya-Montaño Facultad de Agrobiología ‘Presidente Juárez’-Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo. Uruapan, México. CP. 60190
  • Maricela Apáez-Barrios Maestría Interinstitucional en Agricultura Protegida-Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias-Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolás de Hidalgo. Apatzingán, México. CP. 60670

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i2.3538

Keywords:

Biostimulants, Lycopene, Fruit yield

Abstract

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) is one of the most important vegetables for human consumption due to its contribution of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants; therefore, it is necessary to look for environmentally friendly management alternatives. Seaweed and acetylsalhasic acid have been shown to improve plant nutrition, promote growth, and confer resistance against biotic and abiotic factors. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of the application of seaweed and acetylsalicylic acid on the production and quality of tomatoes under shade cloth in 2022. Tomato plants received foliar application of extracts of Ascophyllum nodosum, Ecklonia maxima, Sargassum vulgare, and acetylsalicylic acid, alone and in combination: Ascophyllum nodosum + acetylsalicylic acid, Ecklonia maxima + acetylsalicylic acid, Sargassum vulgare + acetylsalicylic acid, and the control. It was found that the treatments did not modify the fruit yield or yield components. The lycopene content increased in the fruits with seaweeds and with Sargassum vulgare + acetylsalicylic acid and the firmest fruits were recorded with Ascophyllum nodosum, so the application of seaweeds and acetylsalicylic acid, under the conditions in which the plants were grown, despite not improving the production variables, increased the lycopene content and firmness with some treatments, parameters that improve the quality of the fruit as a functional food in human health and that make it better withstand transport and marketing.

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2025-04-14

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Nava-Alejo, Edgar, Patricio Apáez-Barrios, Juan Carlos Álvarez-Hernández, José Francisco Díaz-Nájera, Yurixhi Atenea Raya-Montaño, and Maricela Apáez-Barrios. 2025. “Production of Tomato With Application of Salicylic Acid and Seaweed under Shade Cloth”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 16 (2). México, ME:e3538. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v16i2.3538.

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